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Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I in Slovakia: relevance of screening patients with autoimmune Addison's disease.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 May 2008
F Magitta Ng'weina, Pura Mikulás, S Bøe Wolff Anette, Vanuga Peter, Meager Anthony, M Knappskog Per, Husebye Eystein S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS I) is a monogenic disease affecting endocrine glands and other organs due to mutations of the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. There is a wide variability in clinical phenotypes in patients with APS I, which makes the diagnosis a challenge. OBJECTIVE: To screen for APS I among Slovakian patients with sporadic Addison's disease and clinical features that...
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