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To identify the specific process regulated by SDC1, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis between the high and low expression of SDC1 of glioma samples were used to discover the hub genes through Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis (WGCNA). Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis revealed cardinal biological processes and pathways involved in genes and tumor grade correlation and survival analysis verified its significance in glioma. The results show that SDC1 is associated with the immune infiltration of glioma in the TME, especially activated CD4+T cells and CD8+T cells. The three data sets filter 8,887 DEGs, the genes in the blue modules were selected as hub genes in WGCNA. GO and KEGG analysis found eight genes in the blue modules involved in antigen processing and presentation in T cells in glioma. Kaplan\u2013Meier estimator and log-rank test statistic determined that the introduced genes are associated with poor prognosis in glioma. Protein\u2013protein network interaction analysis showed that SDC1 may regulate antigen processing and presentation through CTSL or CD4 in glioma. Finally, this study provided insights and clues for the next research direction of SDC1 and identified the key pathways and genes that might participate in the immune escape of glioma. 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