Seasonality of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus: values of C-peptide, insulin antibodies and haemoglobin A1cshow evidence of a more rapid loss of insulin secretion in epidemic patients

Islet cell and insulin autoantibodies in

Islet cell and insulin autoantibodies in organ-specific autoimmune patients. Their behaviour and predictive value for the development of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. A 10-year follow-up study

✍ C. Betterle; F. Presotto; B. Pedini; L. Moro; R. S. Slack; F. Zanette; R. Zanche 📂 Article 📅 1987 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 530 KB

To evaluate the behaviour and predictive value of islet cell and insulin autoantibodies in patients with organ-specific autoimmune diseases, we followed 21 non-diabetic subjects for a mean period of 84 +/- 27 months. Ten patients were persistently seropositive for complement-fixing islet cell antibo