Consistent with the result of TWAS, eighteen genes, ANXA5, AP4B1, ATIC, C12orf65, CMAH, PDHB, RUNX3, SBF1, SH2B3, STK38, TMEM43, XPNPEP1, KIAA1530, NUFIP2, PPP2R3C, RAB24, STX6, and TLR5, have been reported differently expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of RA patients. Here, STK38 is linked to rheumatoid arthritis.