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Molecular background of polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome in a Polish population: novel AIRE mutations and an estimate of disease prevalence.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2006
Stolarski B, Pronicka E, Korniszewski L, Pollak A, Kostrzewa G, Rowińska E, Włodarski P, Skórka A, Gremida M, Krajewski P, Ploski R
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is an autosomal-recessive autoimmune disease caused by autoimmune regulator gene mutations. The aim of this study was to examine the mutation profile of Polish APECED patients, determine the carrier rate of the most frequent mutation(s) and estimate disease prevalence. While studying 14 unrelated patients, we identified three novel mutations...
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