Case Report: Dental Findings Can Aid in Early Diagnosis of APECED Syndrome

• Main Authors: Laurie Brenchley (Author), Elise M. N. Ferré (Author), Monica M. Schmitt (Author), Pamela J. Gardner (Author), Michail S. Lionakis (Author), Niki M. Moutsopoulos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), also known as autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1), is a rare genetic disorder caused most often by biallelic mutations in the AIRE gene. Classic clinical findings of the disease are chronic mucocutaneous candidiasi...