Nineteen genes (RTKN, DCP1B, PDZD4, CACNA2D2, TSEN54, PVRIG, PLEKHF1, NKG7, ZAP70, NUDCD3, SLAMF6, CCDC107, NAG6, ZDHHC14, EOMES, VIL2, WDR54, DMAP1, and PMPCA) were considered as DM-related atherogenesis genes (DRAGs). This evidence concerns the gene ZAP70 and diabetes mellitus.