Interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats (IFIT) 1 is a member of the IFIT family and plays an important role in antiviral processes, and research has revealed that IFIT1 is involved in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (64, 65). The gene discussed is IFIT1; the disease is systemic lupus erythematosus.