The other 26 eQTLs from the cluster—DENND11, FBXL6, GLIPR1L1, EPCAM, FAM83F, FAM86C2P, LRRC70, LPAR5, MROH5, MYBPHL, OR51M1, OR7E91P, GALNT6, PPM1N, SPINT1, SMIM22, TSPEAR, UBN2, UBE2A, VCX3A, PRB3, ELF4, MAFK, TORA2, CALML6, and MZF1—would be novel eQTLs associated with MetS in PD patients. The gene discussed is LRRC70; the disease is metabolic syndrome.