In this regard, according to the Kidney & Urinary Pathway Knowledge Base (KUPKB, www.kupkb.org; accessed 25 February 2014), BASP1 protein is increased in urine from patients with type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria as compared with those with normoalbuminuria,32 despite both groups displaying high glucose levels. The gene discussed is BASP1; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.