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Chapter 16: Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy and Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type-1

June 30, 2019

Learn about autoimmune polyglandular syndrome, type-1, (APS-1) which is also known as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED). This chapter is taken from the IDF Patient & Family Handbook for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, 6th Edition, copyright ©2019 by Immune Deficiency Foundation, USA.

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