Sutherland et al. confirmed IFIH1 as a new autoimmunity locus, extending its role in susceptibility of T1D to Graves’ disease and proposed that Ala946Thr IFIH1 polymorphism of SNP rs1990760 is significantly associated with organ-specific autoimmune diseases, including Graves’ disease (u28f76). Here, IFIH1 is linked to autoimmune disease.