In total, seven blood mQTLs were available for the 32 DKD-associated CpGs, including cg23527387 (REV1), cg19693031 (TXNIP), cg18376497 (INPP4B), cg17944885 (between ZNF788P and ZNF625-ZNF20), cg00008629 (PTBP3), cg03546163 (FKBP5) and cg10072464 (ADPRHL1). Here, FKBP5 is linked to diabetic kidney disease.