Moreover, this study showed several T2D/AD common genes predicted to be targeted by hsa-mir-103a-3p downregulated, including MDH1, PTPN3, POLR2C, MYCN, ACTR3B, UBE2D4, SH2D3C, CYCS, ATXN10, ENO2, XRCC6, RRAGA, BCAS2, MKKS, UBL3, UQCRC2, CCT7, MRPL48, HLF, PARP2, ATP6V0B, MDH2, SNCA, RAD51C, UTP18, MADD, TGFBR3, LAMTOR3, RHBDD3, and NPTX2. The gene discussed is NPTX2; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.