The rs8108402 C/T polymorphism, located in the promoter 608 and 784 bp upstream of miR181c and miR181d precursor transcription start sites, respectively, and intron of Nanos3 gene 12,055 bp downstream of its transcription site, has been previously demonstrated to be associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in the Chinese population of Guanxi Province (12). Here, NANOS3 is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.