Their initial genome-wide screen of 542 subjects from the Amish Family Diabetes Study [4], in which families were ascertained through a proband with type 2 diabetes, identified a cluster of SNPs in the STK39 (serine threonine kinase 39) locus on chromosome 2q24.3 that were associated with BP (P = 8.9 × 10-6 to 9.1 × 10-5) [3]. The gene discussed is STK39; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.