Islet Cell Antibody

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Etiology 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

More Specific Terms

• anti-glutamate decarboxylase-2 antibody
• anti-insulin antibody
• islet cell 512 Ab in serum

Introduction

• Includes:

• anti-beta-cell antibodies
• anti-insulin antibodies
• anti-glutamate decarboxylase-2 antibodies

Etiology

• diabetes mellitus type-1
• found in high titer in stiff-man syndrome

More General Terms

• serology
• autoantibody

Additional Terms

• stiff-man syndrome

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 651

islet cell antibody (ICA)