SLC30A8 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In Chinese population, the interaction between an organochloride which is one of the isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) called (β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) and variants of ADIPOQ gene is said to be associated with Type 2 diabetes risk (52) where as SLC30A8 rs13266634 which on its own is associated with higher odds of the Type 2 diabetes has a modification effect on plasma zinc concentration association with the disease, where its lower odds association with Type 2 diabetes is nullified (87).