Thus, a wide range of EAT 4Ch areas was available from 1.2 cm2 to 37.2 cm2, with a lower range for healthy subjects from 2.5 to 13.7 cm2, from 1.2 cm2 to 23.2 cm2 for non-diabetic obese subjects and from 5.3 cm2 to 37.2 cm2 for type 2 diabetic patients. Here, MCL1 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.