ATP8A1 and metabolic syndrome: 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).