Methods: Urinary excretion of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and ECM-related glycoproteins, i.e., fibronectin (FN) and laminin (LN), was measured in obese patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) before and after 6 months of metformin therapy. The gene discussed is MLPH; the disease is diabetes mellitus.