SCNN1D and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Among the identified variants strong associations were confirmed for the following variants; rs1781133/ANKRD65 (OR=2.10, 95%Cl=1.06–3.08, P=0.003) rs2274791/TTLL10 (OR=1.97, 95%Cl=1.36-2.62, P=0.025), rs71628928/RNF223 (OR=1.82, 95%Cl=0.97-1.92, P=0.041), and rs609805/SCNN1D (OR=2.21, 95%Cl=1.92-3.09, P=0.001) with T2DM; other reported variants showed no noticeable association (having P>0.05) with T2DM.