Other polymorphisms were found to associate with lupus risk and lupus nephritis risk specifically in Blacks, including ENSA, IKBK/Chr8:Centromere, PCMTD1-ST18, rs8091180-NFATC1, rs1050501-FCGR2B, rs6568431-ATG5/PRDM1, rs12136063-SYPL2, and rs2022013-NMNAT2 (39, 40). This evidence concerns the gene ATG5 and lupus nephritis.