The association of TERT rs7726159, identified by the previous GWAS, with susceptibility to SLE in Asians, including those of Korean, Beijing Han Chinese, Shanghai Han Chinese, and Japanese descent, was also confirmed (P = 3.47 × 10−3, OR = 1.22, 95% CI 1.07-1.39) by an independent cohort from a Henan Han population of China. This evidence concerns the gene TERT and systemic lupus erythematosus.