KDR and diabetes mellitus: We found that OC/KDR, BAP/KDR, and OC+BAP/KDR expression ratio was increased in DM+CAD+ patients versus controls by 3.6-, 2.9-, and 3.0-fold, respectively, while there were no differences among other groups (Figures 1(d), 1(c), 1(e), and 1(f)).