Intron SNPs in the ATG5 gene (rs573775 and rs665791) and the SNPs in the PRDM1-ATG5 intergenic region (rs548234 and rs6937876) confer to the susceptibility of developing systemic lupus erythematosus in different populations [26–29]. This evidence concerns the gene PRDM1 and systemic lupus erythematosus.