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

• Main Authors: Bergithe E. Oftedal (Author), Mihaela Cuida Marthinussen (Author), Martina M. Erichsen (Author), Maria K. Tveitarås (Author), Anja Kjellesvik-Kristiansen (Author), Daniel Hammenfors (Author), Malin V. Jonsson (Author), Kai Kisand (Author), Roland Jonsson (Author), Anette S. B. Wolff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...