Article
[Polyglandular autoimmune syndromes].
Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - 1 Nov 2011
Maurer A, Schwarting A, Kahaly G J
Abstract excerpt
Polyglandular autoimmune syndromes (PGA) are a heterogeneous group of diseases in which a genetically caused dysfunction of the immune system leads to a destruction of endocrine glands with subsequent loss of function. In addition non-endocrine autoimmune diseases are also frequently present. Due to different patterns of inheritance and occurrence of disease a differentiation is made between juvenile PGA (also...
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