In our previous study, we confirmed the associations between SNPs in or near WFS1, CDKAL1, CDKN2A/2B, CDC123/CAMK1D, HHEX, TCF7L2, KCNQ1, MTNR1B and the risk for T2D in DMS [12]. The gene discussed is CDKN2A; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.