At baseline (BL), PPBP (p < 0.05) (Figure 2A), THBS1 (p < 0.05) (Figure 2B), and CDH1 (p < 0.01) (Figure 2C) were elevated in T2D whilst there was no difference between controls and T2D subjects at BL for LYVE1 (Figure 2D). The gene discussed is LYVE1; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.