IL6 SNP rs1554606 was nominally associated (T2D age-adjusted P = 0.006) with shorter duration of T2D to ESRD onset (Table 2; 15.8 ± 13.0 years for "AA" genotype, compared with 20.0 ± 14.1 years for "CC"/"CA"). Here, IL6 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.