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Identification of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 in patients with isolated hypoparathyroidism.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Oct 2016
Sahoo Saroj K, Zaidi Ghazala, Srivastava Rajni, Sarangi Aditya N, Bharti Niharika, Eriksson Daniel, Bensing Sophie, Kämpe Olle, Aggarwal Amita, Aggarwal Rakesh, Bhatia Eesh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS1) among isolated hypoparathyroidism (HP) or primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is not well established. We studied the frequency of APS1 in patients with HP or PAI by measuring interferon-α (IFN-α) antibody levels, a highly sensitive and specific marker for APS1. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS: In a single-centre cross-sectional study,...
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