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A 12-year prospective study of the relationship between islet antibodies and beta-cell function at and after the diagnosis in patients with adult-onset diabetes.

Borg, Henrik LU ; Gottsäter, Anders LU ; Fernlund, Per LU and Sundkvist, Göran LU (2002) In Diabetes 51(6). p.1754-1762
Abstract
To clarify the relationships between islet antibodies (islet cell antibody [ICA], GAD antibody [GADA], and IA-2 antibody [IA-2A]) versus the progression of beta-cell dysfunction, we have followed a group of diabetic patients from their diagnosis at 21-73 years of age. Patients with ICA had high levels of GADA and/or IA-2A at diagnosis and a more severe beta-cell dysfunction 5 years after diagnosis than those with only GADA in low concentrations. The aim of the current 12-year follow-up study was to examine the further progression of beta-cell dysfunction in relation to islet antibodies at and after diagnosis. Among 107 patients, complete beta-cell failure 12 years after diagnosis was restricted to those with islet antibodies at diagnosis... (More)
To clarify the relationships between islet antibodies (islet cell antibody [ICA], GAD antibody [GADA], and IA-2 antibody [IA-2A]) versus the progression of beta-cell dysfunction, we have followed a group of diabetic patients from their diagnosis at 21-73 years of age. Patients with ICA had high levels of GADA and/or IA-2A at diagnosis and a more severe beta-cell dysfunction 5 years after diagnosis than those with only GADA in low concentrations. The aim of the current 12-year follow-up study was to examine the further progression of beta-cell dysfunction in relation to islet antibodies at and after diagnosis. Among 107 patients, complete beta-cell failure 12 years after diagnosis was restricted to those with islet antibodies at diagnosis (16 of 21 [77%] with multiple antibodies and 4 of 5 [80%] with only GADA). In contrast, among antibody-negative patients, fasting P-C-peptide levels were unchanged. Most GADA-positive patients (22 of 27 [81%]) remained GADA positive after 12 years. Associated with decreasing fasting P-C-peptide levels (0.85 nmol/l [0.84] at diagnosis vs. 0.51 nmol/l [0.21] 12 years after diagnosis, P < 0.05), ICA developed after diagnosis in 6 of 105 originally antibody negative mostly overweight patients. In conclusion, multiple islet antibodies or GADA alone at diagnosis of diabetes predict future complete beta-cell failure. After diagnosis, GADA persisted in most patients, whereas ICA development in patients who were antibody negative at diagnosis indicated decreasing beta-cell function. (Less)
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Diabetes Mellitus, Islets of Langerhans : immunology, Human, Islets of Langerhans : physiopathology, Isoenzymes : immunology, Middle Age, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Glutamate Decarboxylase : immunology, Non-Insulin-Dependent : physiopathology, Fasting, Non-Insulin-Dependent : immunology, Non-Insulin-Dependent : diagnosis, Adult, Aged, Autoantibodies : blood, C-Peptide : blood
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Diabetes
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51
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6
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1754 - 1762
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American Diabetes Association Inc.
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  • pmid:12031962
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1939-327X
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10.2337/diabetes.51.6.1754
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Endocrinology (013241500), Unit for Clinical Vascular Disease Research (013242410), Clinical Chemistry, Malmö (013016000), Pediatrics/Urology/Gynecology/Endocrinology (013240400)
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  author       = {{Borg, Henrik and Gottsäter, Anders and Fernlund, Per and Sundkvist, Göran}},
  issn         = {{1939-327X}},
  keywords     = {{Diabetes Mellitus; Islets of Langerhans : immunology; Human; Islets of Langerhans : physiopathology; Isoenzymes : immunology; Middle Age; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Support; Non-U.S. Gov't; Glutamate Decarboxylase : immunology; Non-Insulin-Dependent : physiopathology; Fasting; Non-Insulin-Dependent : immunology; Non-Insulin-Dependent : diagnosis; Adult; Aged; Autoantibodies : blood; C-Peptide : blood}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{1754--1762}},
  publisher    = {{American Diabetes Association Inc.}},
  series       = {{Diabetes}},
  title        = {{A 12-year prospective study of the relationship between islet antibodies and beta-cell function at and after the diagnosis in patients with adult-onset diabetes.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.51.6.1754}},
  doi          = {{10.2337/diabetes.51.6.1754}},
  volume       = {{51}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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