Islet Autoantibody Level Distribution in Type 1 Diabetes and Their Association With Genetic and Clinical Characteristics

© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Endocrine Society..

CONTEXT: The importance of the autoantibody level at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is not clear.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the association of glutamate decarboxylase (GADA), islet antigen-2 (IA-2A), and zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8A) autoantibody levels with clinical and genetic characteristics at diagnosis of T1D.

METHODS: We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study. GADA, IA-2A, and ZnT8A were measured in 1644 individuals with T1D at diagnosis using radiobinding assays. Associations between autoantibody levels and the clinical and genetic characteristics for individuals were assessed in those positive for these autoantibodies. We performed replication in an independent cohort of 449 people with T1D.

RESULTS: GADA and IA-2A levels exhibited a bimodal distribution at diagnosis. High GADA level was associated with older age at diagnosis (median 27 years vs 19 years, P = 9 × 10-17), female sex (52% vs 37%, P = 1 × 10-8), other autoimmune diseases (13% vs 6%, P = 3 × 10-6), and HLA-DR3-DQ2 (58% vs 51%, P = .006). High IA-2A level was associated with younger age of diagnosis (median 17 years vs 23 years, P = 3 × 10-7), HLA-DR4-DQ8 (66% vs 50%, P = 1 × 10-6), and ZnT8A positivity (77% vs 52%, P = 1 × 10-15). We replicated our findings in an independent cohort of 449 people with T1D where autoantibodies were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.

CONCLUSION: Islet autoantibody levels provide additional information over positivity in T1D at diagnosis. Bimodality of GADA and IA-2A autoantibody levels highlights the novel aspect of heterogeneity of T1D. This may have implications for T1D prediction, treatment, and pathogenesis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 107(2022), 12 vom: 25. Nov., Seite e4341-e4349

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grace, Sian Louise [VerfasserIn]
Bowden, Jack [VerfasserIn]
Walkey, Helen C [VerfasserIn]
Kaur, Akaal [VerfasserIn]
Misra, Shivani [VerfasserIn]
Shields, Beverley M [VerfasserIn]
McKinley, Trevelyan J [VerfasserIn]
Oliver, Nick S [VerfasserIn]
McDonald, Timothy J [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, Desmond G [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Angus G [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Kashyap A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoantibodies
EC 4.1.1.15
Glutamate Decarboxylase
Glutamate decarboxylase autoantibodies (GADA)
Islet antigen-2 autoantibodies (IA-2A) and zinc transporter 8 autoantibodies (ZnT8A)
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Type 1 diabetes

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Date Completed 28.11.2022

Date Revised 01.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/clinem/dgac507

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345901045