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Generation and Characterization of iPS Cells Derived from APECED Patients for Gene Correction.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2022
Karvonen Eira, Krohn Kai J E, Ranki Annamari, Hau Annika
Abstract excerpt
APECED (Autoimmune-Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal-Dystrophy) is a severe and incurable multiorgan autoimmune disease caused by mutations in the AIRE (autoimmune regulator) gene. Without functional AIRE, the development of central and peripheral immune tolerance is severely impaired allowing the accumulation of autoreactive immune cells in the periphery. This leads to multiple endocrine and...
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