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A novel radioligand binding assay to determine diagnostic accuracy of isoform-specific glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies in childhood IDDM

Grubin, C. E. ; Daniels, T. ; Toivola, B. ; Landin-Olsson, M. LU ; Hagopian, W. A. ; Li, L. ; Karlsen, A. E. ; Boel, E. ; Michelsen, B. and Lernmark, Å LU orcid (1994) In Diabetologia 37(4). p.344-350
Abstract

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is associated with autoreactivity against GAD but the diagnostic sensitivity (positivity in disease) and specificity (negativity in health) of isoform-specific GAD antibodies have yet to be defined in assay systems suitable for screening large number of samples. One set of IDDM patient (n=10) and control (n=50) standard sera were used to develop quantitative antibody assays with in vitro synthesized recombinant 35S-methionine-labelled GAD65 and GAD67, respectively, and protein A-Sepharose to separate free from antibody-bound ligand. Binding levels were not normally distributed (p<0.0001) and therefore, the diagnostic accuracy of GAD antibodies was analysed by the ROC plots in... (More)

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is associated with autoreactivity against GAD but the diagnostic sensitivity (positivity in disease) and specificity (negativity in health) of isoform-specific GAD antibodies have yet to be defined in assay systems suitable for screening large number of samples. One set of IDDM patient (n=10) and control (n=50) standard sera were used to develop quantitative antibody assays with in vitro synthesized recombinant 35S-methionine-labelled GAD65 and GAD67, respectively, and protein A-Sepharose to separate free from antibody-bound ligand. Binding levels were not normally distributed (p<0.0001) and therefore, the diagnostic accuracy of GAD antibodies was analysed by the ROC plots in population-based, consecutively-diagnosed, recent onset, 0-14 year-old patients (n=105), and matched, healthy control subjects (n=157). The ROC plots showed that the diagnostic sensitivity of GAD65 antibodies was 77% and the specificity 92% compared with 8% and 98%, respectively for GAD67 antibodies. In the IDDM sera, GAD65 and GAD67 antibodies were concordant in 7% (6 of 81) and GAD65 antibodies and ICA in 89% (72 of 81) without a correlation between the autoantibody levels. Autoantibodies to recombinant human islet GAD65 are specific and sensitive markers for childhood IDDM in this immunoassay with in vitro synthesized 35S-methioninelabelled recombinant GAD.

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autoimmunity, diabetes mellitus, diagnostic accuracy, Glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet cell antibodies, receiver-operating characteristic plot
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Diabetologia
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37
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4
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344 - 350
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Springer
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0012-186X
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10.1007/BF00408469
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  author       = {{Grubin, C. E. and Daniels, T. and Toivola, B. and Landin-Olsson, M. and Hagopian, W. A. and Li, L. and Karlsen, A. E. and Boel, E. and Michelsen, B. and Lernmark, Å}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{04}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{344--350}},
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  series       = {{Diabetologia}},
  title        = {{A novel radioligand binding assay to determine diagnostic accuracy of isoform-specific glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies in childhood IDDM}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00408469}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF00408469}},
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