Combining results from the GWAS Chinese cohort and our replication cohort, we pursued a meta-analysis approach and found a pronounced genetic association between PRDX6-AS1 rs844649 and SLE susceptibility (pmeta=1.24×10-13, OR 1.50, 95% CI: 1.34–1.67) (Figure 1 and Table 1). Here, PRDX6 is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.