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The gene responsible for autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 maps to chromosome 21q22.3 in US patients.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Apr 1998
Chen Q Y, Lan M S, She J X, Maclaren N K
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 [APS-1] comprises multiple organ-specific autoimmunities such as acquired hypoparathyroidism and autoimmune Addison's disease, and a predisposition to certain infections such as chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. An APS-1 candidate gene was assigned to chromosome 21q22.3 by linkage analyses in patients with APS-1 from Finland. To examine the influence of ethnic and...
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