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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2014

The effect of autoimmunity on the development time of microvascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Deniz Arslan, Alparslan Merdin, Deniz Tural, Mustafa Temizel, Olgun Akın, Seyda Gündüz, Ali Murat Tatlı, Fatma Avcı, Mükremin Uysal

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Deniz ArslanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Alparslan MerdinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Deniz TuralDepartment of Oncology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Mustafa TemizelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ministry of Health Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Olgun AkınDepartment of Nephrology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Seyda GündüzDepartment of Oncology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Ali Murat TatlıDepartment of Oncology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Fatma AvcıDepartment of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Mükremin UysalDepartment of Oncology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundType 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is an autoimmune disease with chronic complications that is becoming more frequent as life expectancy of diabetics has increased owing to improved methods of detection and better management. In this study, we investigated whether the presence of autoimmunity can be used in predicting the development time of microvascular complications. MATERIAL AND

methodsOur study included 52 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). The subjects had developed microvascular complications and they had been tested for anti-GAD (glutamic acid decarboxylase) antibodies and/or islet-cell antibodies (ICA). In the assessment of microvascular complications, we used ocular fundus examination, electromyography (EMG), and 24-h urine microalbuminuria tests.

resultsOf the patients included in the study, 30 were female and 22 were male. Of all patients characterized for the existence of diabetic complications, 36 of 52 had both diabetic retinopathy and diabetic nephropathy, 5 patients had diabetic neuropathy, and 11 patients had diabetic retinopathy only. At the diagnosis of diabetes, 20 in 52 patients tested negative for autoantibodies (anti-GAD and anti-ICA), while 32 of 52 tested positive for anti-GAD and/or anti-ICA. The mean HbA1C level of autoantibody-negative patients was 7.7%, while antibody-positive patients had slightly higher HbA1c levels (7.9%). However, this difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The mean development time of microvascular complications in autoantibody-positive patients was calculated as 11: 40±6.46 years, and in patients with negative autoimmunity results it was 10.91±6.70 years.

conclusionsThe presence of diabetes-related autoantibodies (DRAs) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus does not have a significant effect on the development time of diabetic microvascular complications.

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AutoimmunityAdultDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic AngiopathiesFemaleHumansMaleTime Factors

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PMCPMC4103811
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