METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS

摘要

The subject invention concerns a novel process for the early detection of insulin dependent diabetes (IDD). The novel pro- cess described here enables the detection of the onset of IDD before clinica l symptoms appear. The novel process involves the de- tection, in a sample of biological fluid, of an autoantibody which is highly specific to individuals who will later develop the clini- cal manifestations of IDD. Novel treatments for the prevention of IDD are al so described.