Data including audiometric results, medical histories, autoimmune and inflammatory markers (ANA, RF, ESR, CRP, ACA, ANCA), and autoimmune diseases such as Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Hypothyroidism (HT), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) were analyzed. This evidence concerns the gene BTG3 and systemic lupus erythematosus.