However, the largest candidate-gene study\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\usepackage{amsmath}\usepackage{wasysym}\usepackage{amsfonts}\usepackage{amssymb}\usepackage{amsbsy}\usepackage{upgreek}\usepackage{mathrsfs}\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt}\begin{document}}{}$( {n{\rm{\ }} = {\rm{\ }}5601} )$\end{document} found no association between presence of CETP SNP rs3764261 (which increases HDL-C) and T2DM in CVD patients.29 This evidence concerns the gene CETP and type 2 diabetes mellitus.