HNF1B and type 2 diabetes mellitus: We have detected the interactions of hsa-miR-214-5p/hsa-miR-550a-5p and the 3′UTR SNP of the HNF1B gene by in vitro luciferase reporter assays, and propose that the binding of such miRNAs regulates the expression of the HNF1B gene and the susceptibility of T2DM.