Organ-specific autoimmune markers in adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Muhammet Cuneyt BilginerSevgul FakıDidem ÖzdemirHüsniye BaşerSefika Burcak PolatNagihan BestepeOya TopaloğluReyhan ErsoyBekir ÇakırPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)
Almost half of the adult T1DM patients were positive for at least one non-diabetic antibody. It is important to investigate thyroid autoimmunity in patients diagnosed with T1DM at any age, including advanced age. CD associated antibody positivity increases with disease duration, suggesting that they should be re-evaluated at clinical suspicion, even if prior tests were negative.