Glucose level and T2D association at this locus was strongly co-localized with the SIX3 and SIX2 eQTLs (BBJ T2D shared SIX3 PP = 89%, SIX2 PP = 98%; BBJ blood sugar shared SIX3 PP = 98%, SIX2 PP = 99%) (Fig 4G). Here, SIX3 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.