Furthermore, Blackman’s group reported that two SNPs in complete linkage disequilibrium (rs4077468 and rs4077469) located within the slc26a9 gene were found to increase the risk of CFRD onset, but the same genetic alterations in slc26a9 played a protective role against Type 2 diabetes predisposition (Blackman et al., 2013; Meyre and Pare, 2013). The gene discussed is SLC26A9; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.