Autoantibodies to a 38-kDa glycosylated islet cell membrane-associated antigen in (pre)type 1 diabetes: Association with IA-2 and islet cell autoantibodies

OBJECTIVE - To study the association of autoantibodies against a 38-kDa glycated islet cell membrane-associated (GLIMA) protein with (pre)type 1 diabetes, patient characteristics, and other immune and genetic markers of the disease and to evaluate the possible added value of GLIMA antibody determinations for disease prediction and classification. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients (n = 100), prediabetic siblings (n = 23), and nondiabetic control subjects (n = 100) were consecutively recruited by the Belgian Diabetes Registry. GLIMA antibodies were determined by... Mehr ...