The absence of correlations between proBNP and any of the acquired clinical and serological parameters in T2D patients is of importance for an understanding of the origin of elevated hsTNT levels in patients with T2D, meaning, that while there was a correlation of hsTNT and proBNP in healthy controls, no such correlation was found in the T2D group. The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.