The eQTL analysis encompassing 22 lead SNPs identified 29 novel genes in addition to 4 genes (i.e., SLC6A20, FYCO1, CXCR6, CCR1) previously reported by the severe COVID-19 GWAS group to be associated with rs11385942 at locus 3p21.31 (Ellinghaus et al., 2020). Here, SLC6A20 is linked to COVID-19.