ANGPTL4 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Additionally, Yu et al. [11] conducted a study involving 1192 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), where serum levels of ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, C-reactive protein, vascular adhesion molecule-1, and intracellular adhesion molecule-1 were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.