Identification of CD209 as an Intervention Target for Type 2 Diabetes After COVID-19 Infection: Insights From Proteome-Wide Mendelian Randomization.

Zhang, Jiaying; Jiao, Feng; Wang, Zhenqian; Zou, Chenfeng; Du, Xiangjun; Ye, Dewei; Jiang, Guozhi · Diabetes · 2025

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Increasing evidence links coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection with heightened type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk; however, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain poorly understood. We aimed to identify mediating proteins linking COVID-19 infection with T2D, elucidating how COVID-19 might heighten T2D risk. Protein CD209 and central obesity potentially play a crucial role between COVID-19 susceptibility and T2D. Our results highlight CD209 as a potential intervention target for T2D prevention following COVID-19 infection.

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