Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65-kilodalton isoform (GAD65) antibody is a known to be present in inhibitory interneurons and pancreatic islet β-cells. Arino et al suggests that high levels of GAD65 present with neurological symptoms should prompt physicians to screen patients for occult cancer. The literature also suggests high GAD65 antibodies have been associated with various malignancies; although large studies are lacking. This research focuses on i...