These included rs11060845 at PIWIL1, rs3809142 at RAN gene, and rs1057035 in DICER1. Moreover, five additional variants reached nominal significance within ccRCC association analysis, namely, rs595055 at AGO1, rs13078 in DICER1, rs6505162 at NSRP1, rs1991401 at DDX5, and rs720012 in DGCR8. Here, PIWIL1 is linked to nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma.