(96)evaluated the sites identified by Chambers et al., and confirmed an association between the methylation levels of ATP-binding cassette subfamily G1 (ABCG1) and Phosphoethanolamine/Phosphocholine phosphatase (PHOSPHO1) gene-related sites in whole blood DNA and the risk of developing T2DM. The gene discussed is ABCG1; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.