KLF14 and metabolic syndrome: Some GWAS results also disclosed that genetic variants surrounding the KLF14 gene are closely linked to type 2 diabetes, HDL-C levels, metabolic syndrome, HbA1C, and atherosclerosis (Teslovich et al., 2010; Small et al., 2011; Chen et al., 2012; Elouej et al., 2016; Shahvazian et al., 2021).