In addition, IGF2BP2 and GCKR have been identified by several meta-analyses (Dupuis et al., 2010; Heid et al., 2010; Speliotes et al., 2010; Morris et al., 2012) as risk genetic variants for Type 2 Diabetes with effects in WHR. The gene discussed is GCKR; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.