A role of the BCL10 gene in leprosy susceptibility is supported by: i) the biological function of the BCL10, ii) SNPs associated with leprosy are eQTLs for BCL10 that may affect binding of the transcriptional factors FOXA1 and FOXA2 to BCL10, and iii) the lower expression of BCL10 in the skin of leprosy patients compared to healthy controls [16]. Here, BCL10 is linked to leprosy.