The significant association, rs28383206, identified by the ITHGC meta-analysis appears to be tagging the HLA-DQA1*02:1 allele, which is associated with TB in Icelandic and Asian populations (Li et al., 2021; Sveinbjornsson et al., 2016; Zheng et al., 2018). The gene discussed is HLA-DQA1; the disease is tuberculosis.