We tested the expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) of 34 SNPs (including 5 index tag SNPs and 21 captured PARL SNPs from the HapMap database35, and 8 tag SNPs in PINK1) in leprosy-related human blood, skin and nerve tissues from the Genotype-Tissue Expression project (GTEx, http:// www.gtexportal.org/ home/38). Here, PINK1 is linked to leprosy.