The World Health Organization International Collaborative Study for Islet Cell Antibodies

Islet cell autoantibodies are a specific marker for Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. Standardisation of islet cell antibodies and the uniform reporting in International units is critical to research and the development of assays for islet cell autoantibodies as diagnostics. The suitabil...

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Published in:Diabetologia 2000-10, Vol.43 (10), p.1282-1292
Main Authors: Mire-Sluis, A. R., Gaines Das, R., Lernmark, Å.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autoantibodies - blood
Biological and medical sciences
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - immunology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Glutamate Decarboxylase - immunology
Humans
Islets of Langerhans - immunology
Laboratories
Medical sciences
Quality Control
Reference Standards
World Health Organization
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