VDR and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In the present study, 37 studies reported the VDR BsmI (5586 cases and 6484 controls), 31 studies examined the VDR FokI (6525 cases and 7464 controls), 19 studies investigated the VDR ApaI (2593 cases and 3557 controls), and 24 studies explored the VDR TaqI (3221 cases and 4027 controls) with T2DM risk.