HSPA1B and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The present study showed that the ‘G’ allele of HSP70-2 (+1538 A/G) SNP is associated with a significant risk of predicting a predisposition to macroalbuminuria in patients with T2DM, at least among South Indian population, while ‘T’ allele of HSP70-hom (+2437 C/T) SNP conferred significant protection against macroalbuminuria subjects.