Basal CCL2 expression was higher in T2DM-DF (78.7 ± 75.3 vs 0.8 ± 0.4% GAPDH, n = 4), however this was skewed by one T2DM-DF population with an exceptionally high expression level (P = 0.0733, two-way ANOVA, n = 4). This evidence concerns the gene CCL2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.