(2022) further found in the Iranian population that the G-395A variant was not only associated with the susceptibility to T2DM, but also with the increased risk of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), and was significantly associated with clinical indicators such as elevated serum creatinine and increased urinary albumin excretion, suggesting that these sites may play a role in disease susceptibility and risk prediction of complications (76). Here, ALB is linked to diabetic kidney disease.