CDKN2B-AS1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In this case-control study, we examined ANRIL expression in peripheral blood mononuclearcell samples by quantitative reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in 64 T2DM patients with andwithout CAD (33 CAD+ and 31 CADpatients respectively, established by coronary angiography).