Previous studies report that SLC2A4 was expressed at lower levels in type 2 diabetic patients, and gene expression levels were associated with two SNPs (rs5417 and rs5418) in the 5 prime untranslated region of (5′UTR) [53], suggesting a relationship between SLC2A4 5′UTR genetic variants and gene expression. Here, SLC2A4 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.