Interestingly, a few SNP associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD) and maintenance of the cholesterol pathway or lipid metabolism were identified: serine palmitoyltransferase (SPTLC1 rs11790991), cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP rs5882) and scavenger receptor class B type 1 (SCARB1 rs838892). Here, CETP is linked to diabetes mellitus.