Notably, age correlated with levels of PF4 (r=0.58, p=0.0004), P-selectin (r=0.51, p=0.002) and Heparin cofactor II (r=0.56, p=0.0007) in the T2D cohort only (Figures 1G–I). This evidence concerns the gene SELP and type 2 diabetes mellitus.