CTLA4 and type 1 diabetes mellitus: Under additive model, we found that CTLA-4 +49 G/A was significantly associated with T1D (P = 2.82E-04, OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.12–1.41), which was further confirmed by meta-analysis (P = 1.19E-08, OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.38–1.96) in Chinese Han population.