Our assessment of the expression of EL, LPL and fatty acid transporters in placentas obtained from women with T1DM or T2DM (Table 1) suggested that both the location and level of each of these proteins are similar to that observed in placentas from BMI-matched uncomplicated pregnancies (p > 0.05; Fig. 4). Here, LIPG is linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus.