ea0041ep453 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2016
Kim Chan Jong
, Oh Ka Young
, Kim Yun Hee
, Yang Eun Mi
Background: We investigated the frequency of autoimmune thyroid and diabetes antibodies in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), their siblings, and controls.Methods: Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA), islet cell antibodies (ICA), insulin autoantibodies (IAA), and thyroid antibodies were identified in all subjects.Results: The rates of positive GADA and IAA were significantly higher in probands compared to sibl...