A number of GWAS analyses have linked SNPs in autophagy-related genes to susceptibility for autoimmune diseases, e.g., autophagy-specific gene 1 (ATG5) in systemic lupus erythematosus [105] and unc-51-like kinase 1 (ULK1) in Crohn’s disease [106]. This evidence concerns the gene ULK1 and systemic lupus erythematosus.