Abstract: Abstract: Objective To study the interleukin-22 (IL-22) receptor gene polymorphisms in Han patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to examine its relationships with SLE and lupus nephritis. Methods A total of 360 patients with SLE (group A) and 360 health people (control group) in the First Hospital of Jilin University from January 2012 to June 2016 were selected as research subjects. The group A was further divided into group C (lupus nephritis group) and group D (without lupus nephritis group). The correlations of rs3795299 genotypes and allele frequency of IL-22R1 gene with SLE, lupus nephritis and clinical characteristics of SLE were observed. Results The differences in the rs3795299 genotypes and allele frequency of IL-22R1 gene were not statistically significant between the group A and the group B (P > 0.05). The proportion of GG genotype in the group C was higher than that in the group D (P < 0.05), while the proportions of CG and CC genotypes in the group C were lower than those in the group D (P < 0.05). The frequency of allele G in the group C was lower than that in the group D (P < 0.05), but the frequency of allele C in the group C was higher than that in the group D (P < 0.05). The distribution of allele frequency of rs3795299 locus in IL-22R1 gene was significantly different between the SLE patients with arthritis, facial redness, light sensitivity or oral ulcers and the SLE patients without arthritis, facial redness, light sensitivity or oral ulcers (P < 0.05). Conclusions In Chinese Han population, IL-22R1 gene rs3795299 gene polymorphism is not in significant correlation with the susceptibility of SLE, but is related to lupus nephritis and clinical features of SLE.