TGFB1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Interestingly, plaques levels of all three TGF-β isoforms (-β1 126 (IQR 74–266) vs 239 (IQR 116–409) pg/g wet weight plaque, p = 2.0 × 10−4, -β2 1004 (IQR 630–1454) vs 1485 (IQR 898–2843) pg/g wet weight plaque, p = 1 × 10−5, -β3 40 (IQR 23–64) vs 72 (IQR 43–126) pg/g wet weight plaque, p = 1 × 10−8) were lower in T2D compared to ND plaques (Fig. 2c).