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Dynamic Pattern of Disease-Associated Autoantibodies in Siblings of Children With Type 1 Diabetes
A Population-Based Study
1 Pediatrics and
2 Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
3 Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
4 Medical School, University of Tampere and Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
To study the dynamics of disease-associated humoral immune responses, we analyzed autoantibodies to the IA-2 protein (IA-2A), glutamic acid decarboxylase (GADA), and insulin (IAA) and also islet cell antibodies (ICA) in a population-based, prospective, representative series of 710 siblings (<20 years of age) of children with type 1 diabetes. Positivity for single autoantibodies was observed in 8–13% of these siblings during an average follow-up of 4 years. The overall incidence rates per 1,000 years (number of cases/person-years in parentheses) for positive seroconversion of IA-2A were nine (19/2,123), followed by six (12/2,049) for GADA, 19 (40/2,111) for IAA, and 16 (31/1965) for ICA. Positive seroconversions seemed to be associated with a young age of the sibling, HLA DR3/DR4 heterozygosity, HLA identity, and a high initial number of detectable autoantibodies. The overall incidence rates per 1,000 years (number of cases/person-years in parentheses) for inverse seroconversion of IA-2A were 76 (12/157), followed by 42 (10/237) for GADA, 460 (32/70) for IAA, and 27 (9/331) for ICA. No consistent risk factor for inverse seroconversions was present, although seroconversions were most frequent in siblings with older age, male sex, HLA phenotypes other than DR3/DR4, a small family size, and no other autoantibodies detectable at seroconversion. Altogether, these observations indicate that ß-cell autoimmunity may be induced at any age in childhood and adolescence. HLA-conferred genetic disease susceptibility is a strong determinant of persistent ß-cell autoimmunity, but environmental factors may also contribute to such autoimmunity.
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