PMID- 8636356 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19960711 LR - 20220310 IS - 0021-972X (Print) IS - 0021-972X (Linking) VI - 81 IP - 4 DP - 1996 Apr TI - Antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase and insulin-dependent diabetes in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I. PG - 1488-94 AB - To evaluate the association of autoimmunity to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and IDDM-associated human leukocyte antigen (HLA) types, we studied a unique group of 47 patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1, a recessive disease not associated with HLA. GAD65 antibodies (GAD65-Ab), GAD67-Ab, islet cell antibodies, and HLA-DQA1, -DQB1, and -DRB1 were analyzed in relation to IDDM or a decreased insulin secretory capacity. GAD65-Ab were found in six of the eight diabetic patients 0.9-8.0 yr before the onset of IDDM and in 16 (41%) nondiabetic patients during a follow-up of 2.4-19.5 yr. Eleven (28%) nondiabetic patients had GAD67-Ab and islet cell antibodies. Fasting C peptide (mean +/- SD, 0.5 +/- 0.24 vs. 1.03 +/- 0.49 nmol/L; P = 0.003) and first phase insulin response (75.6 +/- 37.9 vs. 166.4 +/- 112.7 mU/L; P = 0.019) were lower in patients with than in those without GAD65-Ab. No HLA genotype predominated in the IDDM patients or GAD65-Ab-positive nondiabetic patients, but the IDDM high risk genotypes were decreased in frequency among the patients with GAD65-Ab. In conclusion, nondiabetic autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 patients frequently have GAD65-Ab together with a decreased insulin secretory capacity, suggesting subclinical islet cell inflammation not invariably progressing to diabetes. This is not associated with HLA haplotypes conferring susceptibility to or protection from IDDM. FAU - Tuomi, T AU - Tuomi T AD - Department of Endocrinology, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden. FAU - Bjorses, P AU - Bjorses P FAU - Falorni, A AU - Falorni A FAU - Partanen, J AU - Partanen J FAU - Perheentupa, J AU - Perheentupa J FAU - Lernmark, A AU - Lernmark A FAU - Miettinen, A AU - Miettinen A LA - eng GR - R01 DK026190/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - DK-42654/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Clin Endocrinol Metab JT - The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism JID - 0375362 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (C-Peptide) RN - 0 (HLA-DQ Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-DQ alpha-Chains) RN - 0 (HLA-DQ beta-Chains) RN - 0 (HLA-DQA1 antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-DQB1 antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-DRB1 Chains) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (islet cell antibody) RN - EC 4.1.1.15 (Glutamate Decarboxylase) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Autoantibodies/*blood MH - C-Peptide/blood MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*immunology MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Genes, MHC Class II MH - Genotype MH - Glutamate Decarboxylase/*immunology MH - HLA-DQ Antigens/blood MH - HLA-DQ alpha-Chains MH - HLA-DQ beta-Chains MH - HLA-DR Antigens/blood MH - HLA-DRB1 Chains MH - Histocompatibility Testing MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - Insulin/blood/metabolism MH - Insulin Secretion MH - Islets of Langerhans/immunology/metabolism MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune/blood/diagnosis/*immunology MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction EDAT- 1996/04/01 00:00 MHDA- 1996/04/01 00:01 CRDT- 1996/04/01 00:00 PHST- 1996/04/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/04/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/04/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1210/jcem.81.4.8636356 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1996 Apr;81(4):1488-94. doi: 10.1210/jcem.81.4.8636356.