MAFK and type 2 diabetes mellitus: In addition, 834 differential m6A-methylated genes in the BMSCs were identified in the T2DM group when compared with the control; of which 43 were m6A hypermethylated genes (including those in ZNF12, MAFK, NCOA7, EPB41L3, and TIFA) and 790 were m6A hypomethylated genes (including those in TM4SF1, PRPSAP1, OTUD5, GTPBP4, and TAF3).