Hence, in the present study we prioritized to evaluate previously identified common genetic variants in KCNJ11 (rs5219), TCF7L2 (rs7903146), SLC30A8 (rs13266634), IGF2BP2 (rs4402960), HHEX (rs1111875), CDKN2A (rs10811661), KCNQ1 (rs2237892), CDKAL1 (rs7754840) and FTO (rs8050136) for their association with T2D susceptibility. The gene discussed is HHEX; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.