Interestingly, only one of the 9 proteins showed any correlation with HOMA, KIT positively correlating with HOMA-IR in T2D subjects, and none of the proteins correlated with HOMA-B, though this is not perhaps surprising, as it is well recognized that HOMA is a poor marker of β-cell mass and function [23]. The gene discussed is KIT; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.