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Thread: GAD antibodies/TYPE I

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02-02-2007, 08:01 AM

LancetChick LancetChick is offline

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Ok, I just looked it up. As far as the GAD antibodies go:

GAD antibodies - Persons with LADA usually test positive for GAD antibodies, whereas in type 1 diabetes these antibodies are more commonly seen in adults rather than in children.[2][10] Latent autoimmune diabetes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's all very complicated, and I don't pretend to get it, which is why I go for text-bites like the quote above. Oh, and apparently you can have GAD antibodies and never become diabetic.

Great.