Neither VEGFA nor SEMA3A was different at baseline in T2D compared to controls (9037 ± 188 vs 9113 ± 212 RFU of VEGF, T2D vs control, p=ns; 970 ± 43 vs 935 ± 45 RFU of SEMA3A, T2D vs control, p=ns). Here, SEMA3A is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.