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  • Title: Risk for developing type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and the presence of islet 64K antibodies.
    Author: Bärmeier H, McCulloch DK, Neifing JL, Warnock G, Rajotte RV, Palmer JP, Lernmark A.
    Journal: Diabetologia; 1991 Oct; 34(10):727-33. PubMed ID: 1959705.
    Abstract:
    First-degree relatives of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients are at increased risk for developing clinical diabetes. The presence of islet cell or insulin autoantibodies further identifies relatives at greater risk, but not all immunologic-marker-positive relatives progress to disease. Beta-cell dysfunction, however, seems to be more prevalent than clinical Type 1 diabetes, since stable subclinical pancreatic Beta-cell dysfunction may occur. Antibodies against a Mr 64,000 (64K) islet Beta-cell protein, identified as glutamic acid decarboxylase, have been reported both at and several years prior to the clinical onset of Type 1 diabetes. We measured 64K antibodies in first-degree relatives with varying degrees of Beta-cell dysfunction and risk for subsequent Type 1 diabetes to determine whether 64K antibodies improve the predictive power of islet cell antibodies and/or insulin autoantibodies. In the Seattle Family Study first-degree relatives of Type 1 diabetic patients are followed prospectively using detailed Beta-cell function tests, insulin sensitivity, quantitative evaluation of islet cell antibodies and fluid phase assay insulin autoantibodies. 64K antibodies were measured using dog islets. Relatives were selected, based on Beta-cell function to represent individuals at high (n = 6) and low (n = 30) risk for subsequent Type 1 diabetes. The 30 low-risk individuals followed-up for 78 months, had stable Beta-cell function, and six (20%) were negative for all autoantibodies, ten (33%) were positive for insulin autoantibodies, 16 (53%) were islet cell antibody positive while six (20%) were positive for 64K antibodies.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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