Several T2D-associated risk-alleles showed tissue-shared eQTL effects, including AP3S2, CCDC92, HLA-DQA2, CEP68, HSD17B12 and two lncRNAs RP11-613D13.10 and RP11-252K23.2. This evidence concerns the gene HLA-DQA2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.