The prediction model of IL6R expression included rs10908837 (MAF = 42%, log10 BF = 7.237 in the cross-ancestry meta-analysis), which is located in an intron of IL6R. Furthermore, to assess the cis and trans effects of AF-associated variants on the candidate genes, we calculated the physical distances from the variants to the transcription start site (TSS) of the candidate genes. This evidence concerns the gene IL6R and atrial fibrillation.