Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41972147›Full record

ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Association of PD-1 gene polymorphisms and serum soluble PD-1 levels with type 1 diabetes mellitus susceptibility in a Chinese Han cohort: a case-control study.

Renhao Zhao, Xiuli Feng, Na Wang, Zijing Wang, Jing Liu, Guofeng Wang

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Renhao Zhao *Department of Endocrinology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Xiuli Feng *Department of Endocrinology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Na WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Zijing WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Jing LiuManagement of Hospital Infection, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of XuZhou Medical University, The Affiliated Hospital of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Guofeng WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 pathway plays a critical role in immune tolerance and has been implicated in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). However, the associations between PD-1 polymorphisms, circulating soluble PD-1 (sPD-1), and T1DM susceptibility remain unclear in Chinese populations. This study evaluated the relationships of PD-1 rs2227981 and rs2227982 variants and serum sPD-1 levels with T1DM risk. Methods: 89 T1DM patients and 70 healthy controls were enrolled. Genotyping was performed using TaqMan assays. Serum sPD-1 levels were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a subset (44 T1DM, 28 controls). Genetic associations were assessed using multivariable logistic regression adjusting for sex, age, uric acid (UA), and triglycerides (TG). Results: Significant differences in allele and genotype distributions of rs2227981 and rs2227982 were observed between groups. After adjustment, rs2227981 was significantly associated with T1DM under recessive (adjusted OR = 0.160, Conclusions: PD-1 rs2227981 and rs2227982 polymorphisms are associated with T1DM susceptibility in a Chinese Han cohort. Rs2227982 may be linked to glycemic phenotype, while elevated sPD-1 levels suggest altered immune checkpoint regulation rather than reflecting short-term metabolic control. Larger and longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Genetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAdultAllelesCase-Control StudiesChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHumansMalePDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorgene polymorphismsglycated hemoglobinPD-1/PD-L1 pathwaysoluble PD-1type 1 diabetes mellitus

Identifiers

PMID41972147
PMCPMC13066176

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.