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A Defect of Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), a monogenic recessive disease characterized by autoimmunity against multiple tissues, offers a unique possibility to study the breakdown of self-tolerance in humans. It is caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE), which encodes a transcriptional regulator. Work using Aire(-/-) mice suggests that Aire induces ectopic...
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