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June 7, 2026Diabetes

1084-OR: PanKbase Integrated Pancreatic Islet Single-Cell Map: A Comprehensive Resource with New Insights into Diabetes

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HVHA T. VUHSHAN SUNSSSeth A. Sharp

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Randomized trial demonstrates comprehensive cell mapping of pancreatic islets in donors with diabetes, highlighting disease pathways.

Key Points

  • This research aims to create a comprehensive single-cell map of pancreatic islets to better understand diabetes mechanisms.
  • Integrated data from 191 samples across 140 donors, including various diabetes phenotypes.
  • Performed differential expression analysis (DEA) using a latent variable approach.
  • Employed rigorous quality control to ensure high-quality readings and minimize contaminants.
  • Mapped 448,935 cells into 13 distinct populations with the largest represented being alpha and beta cells.
  • Identified 1,805 differentially expressed genes between T1D and non-diabetic samples, with 1,402 being novel.
  • Highlighted novel gene OPLAH in beta cells, involved in the glutathione pathway, enriched for diabetes-related pathways.

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VU et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250a9a7def13d035e1ab4fhttps://doi.org/10.2337/db26-1084-or
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