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In this study, we aimed to analyze the association between the functional expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL)-SNPs and the risk of MPP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>First, we identified reported genes associated with MPP from the human disease database, MalaCards. After investigating multiple databases, we systematically selected seven functional eQTL-SNPs (rs2070874, rs360720, rs8032531, rs4316, rs4353, rs7258241, and rs2250656). Finally, the selected eQTL-SNPs were genotyped using the TaqMan genotyping technology, and compared between 100 children with MPP and 178 healthy controls.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We found that three eQTL-SNPs (rs8032531 in <jats:italic>CD276<\/jats:italic> and rs4316 and rs4353 in <jats:italic>ACE<\/jats:italic>) were significantly associated with susceptibility to MPP. Joint analysis of the three eQTL-SNPs revealed that the risk of MPP increased with an increase in the number of risk alleles present. Plasma protein expression levels of CD276 and ACE were distinctively higher in children with MPP than in healthy children (CD276: <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001; ACE: <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Functional eQTL-SNPs in <jats:italic>CD276<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>ACE<\/jats:italic> may affect the susceptibility to MPP. 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