Novel homozygous AIRE mutation in a German patient with severe APECED.

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Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder typically presenting with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism, and adrenal failure variably accompanied by other symptoms. APECED is caused by a mutation in the autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE). Today over 60 different mutations are known world-wide, most of them localized in exons 2,...

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