However, for the plasma of GDM lactating mothers, the level of adropin was significantly lower during the colostral and transitional periods than for the non-GDM group (~8 ng/mL GDM for colostral period, ~6 ng/mL GDM for transitional milk period, and ~13 ng/mL non-GDM for colostral period, ~10 ng/mL non-GDM for transitional milk period, respectively). The gene discussed is ENHO; the disease is gestational diabetes.