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Autoantibodies to villin occur frequently in IPEX, a severe immune dysregulation, syndrome caused by mutation of FOXP3.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Oct 2011
Kobayashi Ichiro, Kubota Mitsuru, Yamada Masafumi, Tanaka Hiroshi, Itoh Shuichi, Sasahara Yoji, Whitesell Luke, Ariga Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
Intractable diarrhea is a major symptom of immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome and associated with autoantibodies against enterocytes. Although autoimmune enteropathy (AIE)-related 75 kDa antigen (AIE-75) is a prominent autoantigen involved in the enteropathy associated with IPEX syndrome, some patients with this syndrome demonstrated autoantibody recognizing a 95 kDa...
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