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Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes.
Nature reviews. Endocrinology - 1 May 2010
Michels Aaron W, Gottlieb Peter A
Abstract excerpt
The autoimmune polyglandular syndromes-a group of syndromes comprising a combination of endocrine and nonendocrine autoimmune diseases-differ in their component diseases and in the immunologic features of their pathogenesis. One of the three main syndromes, type 1 autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS-1), has a unique pathogenic mechanism owing to mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene, which results...
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