Is disomic homozygosity at the APECED locus the cause of increased autoimmunity in Down's syndrome?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-150

  Shield, Julian P H ^a   Wadsworth, Emma J K ^a   Hassold, Terry J ^b   Judis, Lu Ann ^b   Jacobs, Patricia A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune polyglandular disease type 1 locus; Down's syndrome; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 21P; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISOMY; DOWN SYNDROME; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RISK; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032777207     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.2.147     Document Type: Article

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