In addition to these nine diseases, previous controversial issues were further investigated: (1) there was a causal relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and nasal polyps, which was partially mediated by “BAFF-R for IgD+ B cells”; (2) ankylosing spondylitis showed suggestive positive associations with the female but not the male nasal polyps. Here, TNFRSF13C is linked to rheumatoid arthritis.