The majority of SNPs shared between BD and BMI were located in intergenic regions (n = 26) or in a locus in chromosome 16 spanning the NPIPL1, SH2B1, TUFM, ATP2A1, AK125489, CLN3 and ATXN2L genes (n = 24 SNPs; best SNP: rs3888190, p = 1.1E−24). This evidence concerns the gene NPIPB7 and Behcet disease.