Clinical, Autoimmune, and Genetic Characteristics of Adult-Onset Diabetic Patients With GAD Autoantibodies in Japan (Ehime Study)

Abstract

We conclude that GADab(+) non-insulin-deficient patients differ from GADab(+) patients with insulin deficiency with respect to clinical characteristics, humoral autoimmunity to other organ-specific autoantibodies, as well as HLA class II genes.