These include the amino acids alanine (T2D: β = 3.32 [1.92:4.72], non-T2D: −1.39 [−1.75: −1.03]), valine (T2D: 4.48 [3.08: 5.88], non-T2D: −0.88 [−1.27: −0.48]), the glycolysis product pyruvic acid (T2D: 3.37 [1.93: 4.82], non-T2D: −0.70 [−1.06: −0.34]), and albumin (T2D: 2.55 [1.16: 3.93], non-T2D: −0.70 [−1.06: −0.35]) (Supplementary Table 2). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.