We further measured and compared the gene expression of CXCR1, SELL, ITGA4, ITGAM, NCF4, ARHGAP3, and CLDN15 in neutrophils from 5 type 2 diabetes patients within 1 year from diagnosis and 5 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects. The gene discussed is ITGAM; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.