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Peculiar genotypes of the autoimmune regulator gene in Italian patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2013
Palma Alessia, Crinó Antonino, Palombi Melania, Cappa Marco, Fierabracci Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is due to mutations in the autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE). The highest number of patients was reported in Finland and among other ethnic groups such as Iranian Jews. Hot spots of incidence are also in Italian regions including Sardinia, Apulia, and the Venetian region, where peculiar AIRE genotypes were identified. METHODS: We...
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