Identified genes were further characterized through pathway, cell-type enrichment, drug prediction, molecular docking, and phenome-wide association studies.<h4>Results</h4>We identified ten genes associated with T1D risk, seven of which (ELK4, PHACTR4, MAST2, ST7L, C1orf216, SULT1A2, and WFS1) are novel candidates in this context. This evidence concerns the gene WFS1 and type 1 diabetes mellitus.