(4) In Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), the plasma proteins MCL1, SVEP1, PIP4K2A, RFK, HEXIM2, ALDH2, RAB1A, APOE, ANGPTL4, JAG1, FGFR1, and MLN demonstrated a positive causal relationship (p‐fdr < 0.05). The gene discussed is ALDH2; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.