ADIPOQ and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Thus, the current study aimed to obtain dependable approach to distinguish T2DM cases at high risk for DPN from others at low risk by determining the association of adiponectin SNPs, including + 45 T/G (rs2241766), + 276 G/T (rs1501299), and − 11,391 G/A (rs17300539) with the risk of DPN in our Egyptian patients.