However, several pathways were exclusively up-regulated in female CP (Tables S1 and S7), such as primary immunodeficiency (7 genes; p = 8.5E-3), taste transduction (7 genes; p = 4.6E-2) and maturity onset diabetes of the young (6 genes; p = 1.1E-2). Here, CP is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.