“…The rs7574865 STAT4 SNP (G/T) has been found to be significantly associated with diabetes [112], hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma [107,111,120,121], inflammatory bowel disease [122], juvenile idiopathic arthritis [123], primary biliary cirrhosis and Crohn's disease [124], severe renal insufficiency in lupus nephritis [109], systemic lupus erythematosus [106] and ulcerative colitis [125]. The minor T-allele for the SNP creates a unique punitive TFBS not found with the common G-allele for the nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 3: retinoid X receptor, alpha (NR1HE:RXRα TF which is a key regulator of macrophage function, controlling transcriptional programs involved in lipid homeostasis and inflammation [25].…”