Diagnostic accuracy of the anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody in type 1 diabetes mellitus: Comparison between radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Takashi MurataKokoro TsuzakiShinsuke NirengiTomokazu WatanabeYukako MizutaniHayami OkadaMasami TsukamotoShinji OdoriReiko NakagawachiYaeko KawaguchiFumi YoshiokaKazunori YamadaAkira ShimatsuKazuhiko KotaniNoriko Satoh-AsaharaNaoki SakanePublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2017)
The present study suggests that both anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody by RIA and ELISA was useful for diagnosing type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, in the slowly progressive type, the degree of agreement of these two kits was poorer compared with those in all participants or in the acute type.