Quantification of ANGPTL3 revealed that plasma level of ANGPTL3 did not differ between non-diabetic controls and T2DM patients (493.5 ± 162.4 vs. 482.9 ± 160.1 ng/ml, p = 0.42, n = 298–300). The gene discussed is ANGPTL3; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.