In the female MEC-APS GWAS of %VAT, there was a suggestive association with rs79926925 and %VAT on chromosome 13q12.11 in an intergenic region between GJB6 (Gap Junction Beta 6 or Connexin 30) and CRYL1 (crystallin lambda 1). This evidence concerns the gene GJB6 and autoimmune polyendocrinopathy.