Peculiar genotypes of the autoimmune regulator gene in italian patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 675-680

  Palma, Alessia ^a   Crinó, Antonino ^a   Palombi, Melania ^a   Cappa, Marco ^a   Fierabracci, Alessandra ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy syndrome; Autoimmune regulator gene; Genotype phenotype correlation

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYENDOCRINOPATHIES, AUTOIMMUNE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84879333592     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2012.120803     Document Type: Article

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