The IFN-related genes most highly affected by DHA in this study have been associated with human SLE, including Irf7 (55, 56), Oas2 (57–60), Ifi44 (60–63), Ifit1 (64), Ifit3 (64), Isg15 (65), Nrlc5 (66), and Mx2 (67). This evidence concerns the gene MX2 and systemic lupus erythematosus.