Ten genes (MSH5, PHTF1, PRRT1, ZSCAN9, ZNF165, ZKSCAN8, MICB, VWA7, POU5F1, and CYP21A2) showed no prior association with DKD in systematic searches of PubMed, GWAS Catalog [31], Open Targets [32], and ClinVar [33] databases, representing novel susceptibility candidates. Here, PHTF1 is linked to diabetic kidney disease.