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ArticleNature genetics2026

Genetic association and machine learning improve the prediction of type 1 diabetes risk.

Carolyn McGrail, Timothy J Sears, Emily N Griffin, Alexandra L Ghaben, Patrick Smadbeck, Jason Flannick, Parul Kudtarkar, Hannah Carter, Kyle Gaulton

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Article in Nature genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Carolyn McGrail *Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. carolynwmcgrail@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-7470-5205
Timothy J Sears *Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4868-1509
Emily N Griffin *Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Alexandra L GhabenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-7820
Patrick SmadbeckPrograms in Metabolism and Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jason FlannickPrograms in Metabolism and Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-795X
Parul KudtarkarDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Hannah CarterBioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-2463
Kyle GaultonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. kgaulton@ucsd.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-7161

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) has a large genetic component, and expanded genetic studies of T1D can enhance biological and therapeutic discovery and improve risk prediction. Here we performed genome-wide genetic association and fine-mapping analyses in 20,355 T1D and 797,363 nondiabetic individuals of European ancestry and in 10,107 T1D and 19,639 nondiabetic individuals at the MHC locus, which identified 160 risk signals. We trained a machine learning model, T1GRS, to predict T1D using genetic risk, which improved classification in Europeans and performed similarly in African Americans, compared to previous scores. T1GRS particularly improved prediction in T1D, with fewer high-risk HLA haplotypes and more complex risk profiles, and revealed 154 nonlinear interactions between MHC and non-MHC loci. Finally, we identified four genetic subclusters based on T1GRS features with significant differences in age of onset and diabetic complications. Overall, improved genetic discovery and prediction will have wide clinical, therapeutic and research applications for T1D.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseMachine LearningBlack or African AmericanEuropean PeopleGenetic Risk ScoreGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansMajor Histocompatibility ComplexPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrediction AlgorithmsPredictive Learning ModelsRisk FactorsWhite

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PMCPMC13175890

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