FBLN1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: There is scant evidence about the association of FBLN1 with the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus because the concentration of FBLN1 in T2DM patients (93 ± 28 μg/mL) was found to be barely lower compared to the control group (106 ± 30 μg/mL (p = 0.005))61,62.