Dual-specificity phosphatase 14, a member of the atypical DUSPs, has been implicated in inflammation, apoptosis, cancer, diabetes, cell differentiation, and proliferation (Wada and Penninger, 2004; Turjanski et al., 2007; Lountos et al., 2009; Ríos et al., 2014). Here, DUSP14 is linked to diabetes mellitus.