NOD2 and leprosy: Two SNPs in the NOD2 gene were found to be associated with leprosy in a study of 706 Han Chinese patients and 1226 healthy controls: rs9302752 (OR = 2.28; IC = 1.70–3.06) and rs7194886 (OR = 2.25; IC = 1.58–3.21) suggesting risk for development of leprosy (40).