In the validation dataset, the AUC values of DHX15, USP14, COPS3, TYK2, and RIOK were 0.922, 0.781, 0.812, 0.844, and 0.984, respectively, for T2DM (Figure 5C), and 0.733, 0.687, 0.737, 0.782, and 0.632, respectively, for COVID-19 (Figure 5D). This evidence concerns the gene USP14 and COVID-19.