Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1
      
Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1), also known as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), autoimmune polyglandular syndrome, Whitaker syndrome,[1] or candidiasis-hypoparathyroidism-Addison's disease-syndrome,[2] is a subtype of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, in which multiple endocrine glands dysfunction as a result of autoimmunity. It is a genetic disorder inherited in autosomal recessive fashion due to a defect in the AIRE (Auto immune regulator) gene which is located on chromosome 21 and normally confers immune tolerance.
Signs and symptoms
Its main features include:
Genetics
It is caused in autosomal recessive manner due to a defect in AIRE gene mapped to 21q22.3.[3]
References
- ↑  "Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome, Type I - eMedicine Endocrinology". Medscape. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
 - ↑  Greenspan, Francis S.; Gardner, David C. (2004). Basic  clinical endocrinology. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 103. ISBN 0-07-140297-7. 
 - ↑  Buzi, F; Badolato, R; Mazza, C; Giliani, S; Notarangelo, LD; Radetti, G; Plebani, A; Notarangelo, LD (Jul 2003). "Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome: time to review diagnostic criteria?". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88 (7): 3146–8. doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021495. PMID 12843157. 
 
 
Further reading
-  Buzi, F; Badolato, R; Mazza, C; Giliani, S; Notarangelo, LD; Radetti, G; Plebani, A; Notarangelo, LD (Jul 2003). "Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome: time to review diagnostic criteria?". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88 (7): 3146–8. doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021495. PMID 12843157. 
 
-  Peterson, P; Pitakanen, J; Sillanpaa, N; Krohn, K (2004). "Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED): a model disease to study molecular aspects of endocrine autoimmunity". Clinical and Experimental Immunology 135 (3): 348–357. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02384.x. PMC: 1808970. PMID 15008965. 
 
-  Capalbo, Donatella; De Martino, Lucia; Giardino, Giuliana; Di Mase, Raffaella; Di Donato, Iolanda; Parenti, Giancarlo; Vajro, Pietro; Pignata, Claudio; Salerno, Mariacarolina (2012). "Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Candidiasis Ectodermal Dystrophy: Insights into Genotype-Phenotype Correlation". International Journal of Endocrinology 2012: 1–9. doi:10.1155/2012/353250. 
 
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