Prevalence of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies amongst young Malaysian diabetics

• Main Authors: Nazaimoon, W.M.W., Faridah, I., Singaraveloo, M., Ismail, I.S., Mohamad, W.B.W., Letchuman, R., Rasat, R., Pendek, R., Hew, F.L., Sheriff, I.H., Khalid, B.A.K.
• Format: Article
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7232/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168822798001089

This study determined the prevalence of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GAD Ab) in a group of 926 young Malaysian diabetics of three ethnic groups, Malay, Chinese, and Indian. Patients were clinically diagnosed to be Type 1 or Type 2 before the age of 40 years. The overall GAD Ab positivity...