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[The polyglandular autoimmune syndrome--quality of life and family clustering].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 Sept 2014
Hansen M P, Wunderlich S A M, Storz S M, Matheis N, Knuf M, Kahaly G J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: For patients with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGA), data pertaining to familial clustering and quality of life are missing. Therefore, we performed a prospective and controlled study to collect this information. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Clinical and serological evaluation of 75 consecutively recruited patients with PGA (mean age 47,5 ± 15,3 years; 65,3% women) and their 108 relatives (mean...
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