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CURRENT OPINION IN ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES AND OBESITY
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 285-291Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000348
Keywords
assays; autoantibodies; biomarkers; prediction; type 1 diabetes
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- NIH [DK32083]
- Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young Grant [DK32493]
- JDRF [2-SRA-2015-51-Q-R]
- ADA [1-14-CD-17]
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Purpose of reviewType 1 diabetes (T1D) is now predictable by measuring major islet autoantibodies (IAbs) against insulin and other pancreatic cells proteins including GAD65 (GADA), islet antigen 2 (IA-2A), and zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8A). The assay technology for IAbs has made great progress; however, several important aspects still need to be addressed and improved.Recent findingsCurrently a radio-binding assay has been well established as the gold' standard assay for all four IAbs. New generation of nonradioactive IAb assay with electrochemiluminescence technology has been shown to further improve sensitivity and disease specificity. Recently, multiplexed assays have opened the possibility of more efficient screening in large populations. Identification of potential new autoantibodies to neo-antigens or neo-epitopes posttranslational modification is a new important field to be explored.SummaryIndividuals having a single positive autoantibody are at low risk for progression to T1D, whereas individuals expressing two or more positive autoantibodies, especially on multiple tests over time, have nearly 100% risk of developing clinical T1D when followed for over two decades. More efficient and cost effective IAb assays will hopefully lead to point-of-care screening in the general population.
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