For instance, the ATACseq peak chr16-50,684,843–50,685,984, upstream of NOD2, contains a NOD2 eQTL (rs9302752) in whole blood, liver, tibial nerve, spleen and brain based on data from GTEx12 that is also associated with leprosy and Crohn’s disease by GWAS (Fig. 1B)13. This evidence concerns the gene NOD2 and leprosy.