AIRE deficiency, from preclinical models to human APECED disease
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is a rare life-threatening autoimmune disease that attacks multiple organs and has its onset in childhood. It is an inherited condition caused by a variety of mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene that encodes a prot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2021-02-01
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Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
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Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/14/2/dmm046359 |