CDKN2B-AS1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: We believe this work has implications beyond ASVD, as altered ANRIL splicing could influence INK4/ARF expression, explaining the association of other nearby 9p21 SNPs with a variety of non-ASVD phenotypes in humans including longevity, type II diabetes, endometriosis and several tumors types [70]–[77].