Of these signals, cg17944885 located in ZNF20 (previously reported in ZNF788) was replicated and reported to be associated with both CKD and eGFR across all studies considered [effect estimate for CKD in our cohort = –0.013, standard error (SE) = 0.003, P = 1.26 × 10−5]. Here, ZNF20 is linked to chronic kidney disease.