E2F2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The chip test results revealed that the lncRNA XR_108954.2 expression levels were higher in the T2D group as compared to the control group (79.54 ± 15.11 vs. 36.28 ± 9.24; p < 0.05) (Figure 4A); we also observed similar results for E2F2 mRNA expression (223.33 ± 38.75 vs. 111.97 ± 15.10; p < 0.05) (Figure 4B).