Article
Inverse relationship between GAD65 antibody levels and severe retinopathy in younger type 1 diabetic patients.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Apr 1998
Agardh D, Agardh E, Landin-Olsson M, Gaur L K, Agardh C D, Lernmark A
Abstract excerpt
Several risk factors for severe non-proliferative and proliferative retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus have been proposed without explaining the rapid progression of retinopathy in some patients. Since GAD65 autoantibodies (GAD65Abs) are detected against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), wh...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Autoantibodies
- Cell Division
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disease Progression
- Genotype
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Middle Aged
