Characteristics of the pre-diabetic period in children with high risk of type 1 diabetes recruited from the general Swedish population-The ABIS study
(2017) In Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews 33(6).- Abstract
Background: There is a need for increased understanding of the pre-diabetic period in individuals with high risk of type 1 diabetes from the general population. Methods: High-risk children (n = 21) positive for multiple islet autoantibodies were identified by autoantibody screening within the All Babies in Southeast Sweden study. The children and their parents were enrolled in a 2-year prospective follow-up study aiming to characterize the pre-diabetic period. Blood samples were collected every 6 months for measurement of C-peptide, HbA1c, fasting glucose, and autoantibodies. Human leukocyte antigen-genotype was determined, and oral glucose tolerance test was performed every 12 months. Results: Despite positivity for multiple... (More)
Background: There is a need for increased understanding of the pre-diabetic period in individuals with high risk of type 1 diabetes from the general population. Methods: High-risk children (n = 21) positive for multiple islet autoantibodies were identified by autoantibody screening within the All Babies in Southeast Sweden study. The children and their parents were enrolled in a 2-year prospective follow-up study aiming to characterize the pre-diabetic period. Blood samples were collected every 6 months for measurement of C-peptide, HbA1c, fasting glucose, and autoantibodies. Human leukocyte antigen-genotype was determined, and oral glucose tolerance test was performed every 12 months. Results: Despite positivity for multiple autoantibodies, 9 out of 21 individuals had low-risk human leukocyte antigen-genotypes. Children who progressed to manifest diabetes (progressors, n = 12) had higher levels of IA2A and ZnT8A than children who did not (non-progressors, n = 9). Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose was observed to the same extent in progressors and non-progressors, but HbA1c increased over time in progressors in spite of increased C-peptide. Conclusions: Autoantibodies to IA2 and ZnT8 may be useful discriminators for disease progression in at-risk children from the general population. Dysglycemia was observed long before diagnosis, and difficulties in maintaining glucose homeostasis despite increased C-peptide indicate that insulin resistance might be an important accelerator of disease in risk individuals.
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- Åkerman, Linda ; Ludvigsson, Johnny ; Swartling, Ulrica LU and Casas, Rosaura
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- Islet autoantibodies, Pre-diabetes, T1D high-risk, Type 1 diabetes
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- Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
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- 33
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- 6
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- e2900
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- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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- pmid:28371132
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- 1520-7552
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- 10.1002/dmrr.2900
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- English
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abstract = {{<p>Background: There is a need for increased understanding of the pre-diabetic period in individuals with high risk of type 1 diabetes from the general population. Methods: High-risk children (n = 21) positive for multiple islet autoantibodies were identified by autoantibody screening within the All Babies in Southeast Sweden study. The children and their parents were enrolled in a 2-year prospective follow-up study aiming to characterize the pre-diabetic period. Blood samples were collected every 6 months for measurement of C-peptide, HbA1c, fasting glucose, and autoantibodies. Human leukocyte antigen-genotype was determined, and oral glucose tolerance test was performed every 12 months. Results: Despite positivity for multiple autoantibodies, 9 out of 21 individuals had low-risk human leukocyte antigen-genotypes. Children who progressed to manifest diabetes (progressors, n = 12) had higher levels of IA2A and ZnT8A than children who did not (non-progressors, n = 9). Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose was observed to the same extent in progressors and non-progressors, but HbA1c increased over time in progressors in spite of increased C-peptide. Conclusions: Autoantibodies to IA2 and ZnT8 may be useful discriminators for disease progression in at-risk children from the general population. Dysglycemia was observed long before diagnosis, and difficulties in maintaining glucose homeostasis despite increased C-peptide indicate that insulin resistance might be an important accelerator of disease in risk individuals.</p>}},
author = {{Åkerman, Linda and Ludvigsson, Johnny and Swartling, Ulrica and Casas, Rosaura}},
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keywords = {{Islet autoantibodies; Pre-diabetes; T1D high-risk; Type 1 diabetes}},
language = {{eng}},
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publisher = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
series = {{Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews}},
title = {{Characteristics of the pre-diabetic period in children with high risk of type 1 diabetes recruited from the general Swedish population-The ABIS study}},
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