ARTICLES Immune reactivity to glutamic acid decarboxylase ...

GAD-positive sera in patients with SMS,11 the higher titres of GAD antibodies,4,6 and different effects on gamma-amino butyric acid synthesis, indicate that these antibodies recognise GAD differently compared with type 1 diabetes.12 The GAD epitopes involved in the cellular immune response in type 1 diabetes have also been mapped to the middle ... ................
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