Serum FOXJ2-Ab levels were elevated in patients with TIA, AIS, cCI, AMI, DM, CKD, colorectal carcinoma, rheumatoid arthritis, and SLE compared with in HDs (Figs. 2, 3, and 4; Tables 2, 3, and 4; Supplementary Tables S1 and S2). This evidence concerns the gene FOXJ2 and diabetes mellitus.