For T2D, this has been demonstrated in studies which identified SLC6A11 in Mexicans by the SIGMA Type 2 Diabetes Consortium46, SGCG in Punjabi Sikhs47, and KCNQ1 in East Asians48,49 as novel risk loci for T2D. The gene discussed is KCNQ1; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.