AGER and diabetes mellitus: Functional validation of PRKCSH was conducted using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), Western blotting, methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays and flow cytometry.<h4>Results</h4>The analysis identified five RAGE genes with dysregulated expression in both diabetic and LUAD conditions, which were significantly associated with the activation of signaling pathways and patterns of immune cell enrichment in diabetes.