title: Insulin autoantibodies as determined by competitive radiobinding assay are positively correlated with impaired beta-cell function--the Ulm-Frankfurt Population Study.
abstract: Out of a random population of 4208 non-diabetic pupils without a family history of Type I diabetes 44 (1.05%) individuals had islet cell antibody (ICA) levels greater or equal to 5 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDF) units. 39 of these ICA-positives could be repeatedly tested for circulating insulin autoantibodies (CIAA) using a competitive radiobinding assay. The results were compared with the insulin responses in the intravenous glucose tolerance tests (IVGTT) and with HLA types. Six pupils were positive for CIAA. All of them had complement-fixing ICA, and 5 of them were HLA-DR4 positive. Three of the 6 showed a first-phase insulin response below the first percentile of normal controls. Our data indicate that in population-based studies CIAA can be considered as a high risk marker for impaired beta-cell function in non-diabetic ICA-positive individuals.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Innere Medizin I, Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seissler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glück
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heinze
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Scherbaum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000276:immunology*; D007330:Insulin Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D007330:Insulin Antibodies