In general, type 2 diabetes is characterized by significantly higher triglyceride values and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with HNF1A-MODY or non-diabetics, with a high-density lipoprotein cholesterol > 1.12 mmol/l discriminates HNF1A-MODY from type 2 diabetes with 75 % sensitivity and 64 % specificity [17]. Here, HNF1A is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.