In addition, three enriched biological pathways linked to GDM loci were discovered, including: the regulation of hexokinase activity, the regulation of insulin, and the regulation of protein.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our study links the expression of <i>ELL2</i> and <i>ATRAID</i> with the risk of GDM, and identifies three GDM-related enriched pathways. The gene discussed is ELL2; the disease is gestational diabetes.