SVR to PR therapy was not associated with the low incidence of SLE or RA in any subgroup analysis, stratified by age, sex, BMI, AST and ALT levels, eGFR, HCV RNA levels, HCV genotype, FIB-4 index, DM, hypertension, and LC (all p > 0.05). The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.