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The FCAR risk locus co-localized with a cis-eQTL increasing FCAR expression; the risk alleles disrupted a PRDM1 binding motif within a myeloid enhancer of FCAR . Another risk locus was associated with a higher genetically predicted levels of plasma IL6R. The IL6R risk haplotype carried a missense variant contributing to accelerated cleavage of IL6R into a soluble form. Using systems biology approaches, we prioritized IgAV master regulators co-modulated by FCAR , INPP5D and IL6R in myeloid cells. 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