Impaired salivary gland activity in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I

Impaired salivary gland activity in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS-I) is a severe disease caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. We hypothesized that salivary gland dysfunction could be a possible unexplored component of these patients and here aimed to investigate salivary and lachrymal symptoms i...

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Main Authors: Bergithe E. Oftedal, Mihaela Cuida Marthinussen, Martina M. Erichsen, Maria K. Tveitarås, Anja Kjellesvik-Kristiansen, Daniel Hammenfors, Malin V. Jonsson, Kai Kisand, Roland Jonsson, Anette S. B. Wolff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Autoimmunity
Subjects:
autoimmunity
salivary glands
autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type i
aire
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2017.1344972

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2017.1344972

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