Top DEGs in peripheral fat of Asian Indians associated with T2DM: HOXB3, RSPO3, HOXA5, GREM1, ORMDL1, C7, TRIM23, CLDN11, ABCA10, ETV5, TRIM2, TP53INP1, ST6GAL1, THBS2, ERAP1, OGT, RARRES1, CTDSPL and TBCC. Here, ETV5 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.