KCNQ1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: We found an association between the carrier of a variant allele with gender and PPG in KCNJ11 and with triglyceride in KCNQ1.Chen et al. also suggested that KCNQ1 was associated with triglyceride levels in the Chinese Han population [44].This study will help in understanding the genetic background of T2DM, which is very essential for the identification of high-risk individuals and to include prevention plan in these high-risk individuals and general population.