Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1NCIt concept
Preferred Label : Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1;
NCIt related terms : Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1; Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal Dystrophy Syndrome; Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome Type 1; APS1; APECED Syndrome;
Alternative definition : NICHD: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome caused by homozygous, compound heterozygous,
or heterozygous mutation(s) in the AIRE gene, encoding autoimmune regulator protein.
Diagnosis requires at least 2 of the 3 major clinical features: chronic mucocutaneous
candidiasis, primary adrenal insufficiency, or primary hypoparathyroidism. Antibodies
against type 1 interferons and interleukin 17 cytokines are almost always present.
Heterozygous AIRE mutation(s) typically result in a narrower disease spectrum.;