Similar conclusions were drawn by Ranheim et al., who observed that plasma adiponectin levels were lower in GDM patients (8.3 μg/mL) than in controls (11 μg/mL), although this difference did not reach statistical significance, and thus it cannot be excluded as an analysis of adiponectin levels showed a value of 0.53 [45]. The gene discussed is ADIPOQ; the disease is gestational diabetes.