By fine-mapping the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of murine AIP, we identified two new putative risk genes for the disease in mice (4, 15): mitogen-activated protein kinase 7 (Map3k7) and Bach2. While the latter gene was the focus of this study, we postponed follow-up studies on MAP3K7 for the time being, as we did not observe any effect of the specific MAP3K7 inhibitor, takinib, on experimental AIP in a recent investigation (16). This evidence concerns the gene MAP3K7 and autoimmune pancreatitis.