Article
[Complex family association in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome].
Minerva pediatrica - 1 Apr 2003
Femiano P, Castaldo V, Iossa C
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes (APS) are conditions characterized by the association of two or more endocrine and non-endocrine autoimmune disorders. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) is one of the most frequent components of APS and is often its first symptom. The frequency of autoimmune pathologies in patients affected by T1DM is proportional to the persistance of ICA. Even in first relatives of these...
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