Common T2D risk genetic variants also associated to GDM risk include: TCF7L2 (rs7903146), MTNR1B (rs10830962, rs10830963), IGF2BP2 (rs4402960, rs1470579), KCNJ11 (rs5219), CDKAL1 (rs7754840, rs7756992), KCNQ1 (rs2237892, rs2237895), GCK (rs4607517), CDKN2A/2B (rs2383208, rs10811661), SRR (rs391300), HHEX (rs1111875, rs5015480, rs7923837), SLC30A8 (rs13266634), TCF2 (rs7501939). This evidence concerns the gene HHEX and type 2 diabetes mellitus.