Antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (anti-GAD) is very important test for the detection of type I diabetes mellitus or laten autoimmune diabetes in adult (i.e. slow or laten type I diabetes). Its detection in patients developing diabetes is very important as it is the �most important factor for prediction of insulin therapy within 3 years in young adult diabetic patients not classified as type I diabetes on clinical ground
Anti-GAD are associated with 70% in Type I diabetes patient and in 60% of �slow or laten type I diabetes�. It can be present with anti-insulin antibodies and / or anti-insulin antibodies. It can be the only antibody present in �slow onset diabetes type I �and can be the only predictor that these patient are going to be insulin dependent in the future
Performing anti- GAD in all diabetic patients is very important predictor to those that may require insulin therapy in the future
Material required: 2 cc of serum
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Dr. Hussam Abu-Farsakh
American Board of Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, and Cytopathology
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