Table 4 Expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) information for rs4664308 (intronic) and rs3749119 (5′ UTR) SNPs from Genotype-Tissue expression (GTEx) database.

From: Identification of a two-SNP PLA2R1 Haplotype and HLA-DRB1 Alleles as Primary Risk Associations in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

Tissue

rs4664308 (Intronic)

rs3749119 (5′ UTR)

Effect Size (beta)

P-Value

Effect Size (beta)

P-Value

Adipose - Subcutaneous

0.27

3.8 × 10−11

0.28

2.7 × 10−10

Heart – Atrial Appendage

0.21

3 × 10−6

0.29

2 × 10−8

Cells-Transformed fibroblasts

0.26

1.7 × 10−25

0.28

3 × 10−23

Colon - Sigmoid

0.41

4.7 × 10−10

0.39

8.1 × 10−9

Esophagus - Mucosa

0.39

9.8 × 10−26

0.40

2.4 × 10−22

Esophagus - Muscularis

0.24

3.5 × 10−10

0.28

1.9 × 10−11

Muscle - Skeletal

0.29

2.4 × 10−17

0.29

1.5 × 10−15

Nerve - Tibial

0.20

6.8 × 10−15

0.22

3.7 × 10−16

Adrenal

0.36

5.2 × 10−7

0.42

3.3 × 10−9

Thyroid

0.20

2 × 10−7

0.22

4.3 × 10−8

  1. Both are strongly associated with PLA2R1 expression levels in multiple tissues.