Polyendocrine autoimmunity
β Scribed by Jennifer M. Barker
- Book ID
- 107536169
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 313 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1534-4827
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We studied metabolic progression to IDDM in a cohort of adults who are ICA-positive and have associated autoimmune endocrine disease or circulating organ-specific autoantibodies (the Polyendocrine Study). Of the 186 individuals recruited 27 developed overt diabetes after a median follow-up of 4.5 ye
## Abstract Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APSβ1) is a multiorgan autoimmune disease caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypoparathyroidism and adrenal failure are hallmarks of the disease. The critical mechanisms causing chroni