| Literature DB >> 6374896 |
S Baekkeskov, T Dyrberg, A Lernmark.
Abstract
Spontaneous insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in the BB rat is associated with the presence of antibodies to a 64-kilodalton rat islet cell protein. These protein antibodies appeared in young animals and remained for as long as 8 weeks before the clinical onset of IDDM. Antibodies to a 64-kilodalton human islet cell protein were found to be associated with human IDDM. Detection of the antibodies may therefore be used to predict an early immune reaction against pancreatic B cells.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6374896 DOI: 10.1126/science.6374896
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728