TNFAIP3 and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Furthermore the TNFAIP3 gene (located on chromosome 6q23) has been identified as a susceptibility locus in genome-wide association studies for several human autoimmune inflammatory disorders including IBD, celiac disease, psoriasis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and type I diabetes [26], [27], [28], [29], [30], [31], [32], [33], [34].