A population survey of pancreatic islet cell antibodies
Rodger, B.; Whittingham, S.; Martin, F.I.; Hawkins, B.R.; Dawkins, R.L.; Welborn, T.A.
Clinical and Experimental Immunology 39(1): 125-129
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9104 PMID: 6993063 Document Number: 162441
A population study on pancreatic islet cell antibodies (pica) among 3766 people from the town of Busselton, Western Australia showed that such antibodies were infrequent, the 'classical' insulin-dependent diabetes associated islet cell antibody being present in less than 0.01%. Pancreatic islet cell antibodies in this population were not associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and ten known insulin-dependent diabetics did not have these antibodies. These results for an unselected population are in sharp contrast with those derived from studies on highly selected hospital patients.