In the study reported by Elgazar and colleagues, 200 patients with Type-II DM, 11.1% of women with overt hypothyroidism, 57.2% were positive for thyroid antibodies, which were 42.9% positive for anti-TPO alone, 0% for anti-TG alone, and 14.3% positive for both antibodies. The gene discussed is TPO; the disease is diabetes mellitus.