Type 1 Diabetes in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Syndrome (APECED): A “Rare” Manifestation in a “Rare” Disease

Type 1 autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS1) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE); the encoded Aire protein plays an important role in the establishment of the immunological tolerance acting as a transcriptional regulator of the expres...

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Main Author: Alessandra Fierabracci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/7/1106