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SUBMITTER: Waterfield M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3010261 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waterfield Michael M Anderson Mark S MS
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 20101022
Autoimmune disease affects a significant proportion of the population. The etiology of most autoimmune diseases is largely unknown, but it is thought to be multifactorial with both environmental and genetic influences. Rare monogenic autoimmune diseases, however, offer an invaluable window into potential disease mechanisms. In this review, we will discuss the autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS1), the immunedysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome (IPEX), and autoimmu ...[more]