Both CUX2 (Cut like homeobox 2), a DNA binding motif, and ATP10A (ATPase phospholipid transporting 10A), a maternally expressed aminophospholipid translocase across the lipid bilayer, were previously reported in associations with diabetes related traits including metabolic syndrome (Shim et al., 2014) and insulin resistance (Irvin et al., 2011). This evidence concerns the gene CUX2 and diabetes mellitus.