No differences were observed between these groups with respect to age, T2DM duration, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), ApoA1, apolipoprotein b (Apob), FBG, OC, beta-crosslinked C-terminal telopeptide of collagen I (β-CTX), phosphorus, TT3, TT4, free tetraiodothyronine (FT4), or thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels (Table 2). The gene discussed is BGLAP; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.