As shown in Table S7, very low correlations were identified between rs117560607 with those SNPs, with the largest R2 of 0.0339 between rs117565607 and rs3129055 (near HLA‐F gene), and SNP rs3129055 was found to have a significant association with NPC in the Taiwanese population.6 The lowest correlation was found between rs117565607 and rs28421666 with R2 of 0.0002, which was near HLA‐DQ/DR gene.7 These results suggested that the genetic effect of rs117565607 was independent of the previously reported signals. This evidence concerns the gene HLA-F and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.