APOA1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In patients with type 2 diabetes, B1B1 homozygotes compared with B2 carriers (B1B2 + B2B2) had a significant decrease in apoB levels (-19.05 ± 6.12 mg/dL) and apoB: apoA-1 ratio (-0.12 ± 0.04) and an increase in Lp(a) levels (6.37 ± 2.17 mg/dL) following the intake of sesame-canola oil (Table 1).