ANGPTL4 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In the absence of any data concerning the possible relationship between circulating ANGPTL4 levels and PLTP activity, we initiated the present study to determine i) the extent to which plasma ANGPTL4 relates to PLTP activity among subjects with and without T2DM, and ii) whether such a relationship may be explained at least in part by an association of low-grade chronic inflammation, using hsCRP as marker, with ANGPTL4 and PLTP.