rs4728142
— IRF5 Promoter Indel Tag (CGGGG insertion)
Enhancer variant ~5 kb upstream of IRF5 that promotes ZBTB3-mediated chromatin looping to the IRF5 alternative promoter, driving overexpression of IRF5-short transcripts and increasing risk for lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and other autoimmune conditions; the leading causal candidate for the 5' IRF5 risk signal and a tag for the CGGGG promoter insertion that creates an extra Sp1 binding site
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