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Clinical and molecular aspects of autoimmune enteropathy and immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy autoimmune enteropathy X-linked syndrome.
Current opinion in gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2008
Ruemmele Frank M, Moes Nicolette, de Serre Natacha Patey-Mariaud, Rieux-Laucat Frédéric, Goulet Olivier
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) is a distinct cause of severe and persistent inflammatory diarrhea in children. Recent research data allowed us to gain a first insight in the pathogenesis of AIE. On the basis of this data, we will discuss new aspects of AIE emphasizing new diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities. RECENT FINDINGS: With the discovery of disease-causing mutations in the FOXP3 gene...
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