s2241766-G (ADIPOQ), rs6494730-T (FEM1B), rs1799817-A, rs2059806-T (INSR), rs11745088-C (FST), rs9939609-A, and rs9940128-A (FTO) were associated with T2DM in southern Asian Indians. Here, FEM1B is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.