This is the first report documenting that the <i>miR-146a</i> rs2910164G/C and <i>miR-499</i> rs3746444 polymorphisms are associated with SLE susceptibility but not with LN.
The objective of this study was to identify the association between genotypes of miR-146a rs2910164 and expression of TRAF6 as well as the risk of lupus nephritis (LN).