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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Hagopian, Seattle, WA (US);
Ake Lernmark, Malmo, SE;
Allan E Karlsen, Aller.o slashed.d, DK;
Mona Landin-Olsson, Lund, SE;
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-74 ; 435-75 ; 435-76 ; 435-792 ; 436506 ; 436518 ; 436811 ;
Abstract
Methods for predicting the clinical course of diabetes in patients diagnosed as having NIDDM are provided. Patients having NIDDM are tested for the presence of autoantibodies to human islet cell glutamic acid decarboxylase. Based on the presence or absence of autoantibodies, the patients are classified as to the predicted course of the disease. These methods can be used to predict the development of IDDM and to guide therapeutic intervention.