title: Anti-adrenal medullary antibodies in IDDM subjects and subjects at high risk of developing IDDM.
abstract: Previous reports have noted the presence of anti-adrenomedullary antibodies in subjects with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). We initiated a study to evaluate the presence of complement-fixing anti-adrenomedullary antibodies (CF-ADM) in the following subjects: group 1 (age 4-60 yr), anti-islet cell antibody-positive (ICA+) subjects at high risk of developing diabetes, in which 9 (32%) of 28 were positive for CF-ADM; group 2 (age 6-41 yr), anti-ICA negative (ICA-) subjects at high risk of developing diabetes, in which 0 (0%) of 15 were positive for CF-ADM; group 3 (age 1-58 yr), ICA+ diabetic subjects, in which 7 (30%) of 23 were positive for CF-ADM; group 4 (age 5-68 yr), ICA- diabetic subjects, in which 1 (4%) of 24 was positive for CF-ADM; group 5 (age 20-56 yr), volunteer blood bank donor controls, in which 2 (6%) of 32 were positive for CF-ADM; and group 6, known healthy controls, in which 0 (0%) of 14 were positive for CF-ADM. CF-ADM were increased in group 1 compared with group 2 (P less than .02) and both control groups (P less than .02). CF-ADM were increased in group 3 compared with group 4 (P less than .03) and both control groups (P less than .03 vs. group 5, P less than .05 vs. group 6). Presence of CF-ADM was associated with presence of ICA in group 1 (P less than .02) and group 3 (P less than .03).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Joslin Diabetes Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamalesh
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Adri
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rabinowe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; C024211:islet cell antibody