zinc transporter 8 autoantibody; ZnT8 autoantibody (ZnT8Ab)

Etiology: - diabetes mellitus type-1, found in 65% of patients

References

Kelley KJ and Sofair A New Type 1 Diabetes Test Approved. Physician's First Watch, Aug 22, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org - FDA News Release. August 20, 2104 FDA allows marketing of first ZnT8Ab autoantibody test to help diagnose type 1 diabetes. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm410830.htm