In the tissue, CD4+/IL-4+ and CD20+/IL-10+ cells were positively associated with miR-21 and CD4+/IFN-γ+ with miR-1246 in SCLE, whereas CD123+/CD196+/IDO+ cells were positively associated with miR-150 in DLE. Here, IFNG is linked to discoid lupus erythematosus.