MBL significantly correlates with both levels of glucose (p = 0.005; r = 0.31) and HbA1c (p = 0.02; r = 0.25), and also with duration of diabetes (p = 0.01; r = −0.26) and age (p = 0.006; r = −0.29). The gene discussed is MBL2; the disease is diabetes mellitus.