Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1
Autosomal recessive
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), caused by AIRE variants; more common in Finnish, Sardinian and Iranian Jewish populations.
What a diagnosis changes
Early diagnosis allows monitoring for adrenal insufficiency and low calcium so that crises can be prevented.
Genes analysed
Also known as
AIRE autoimmune polyendocrinopathy; APECED syndrome; APS type 1; APS1; autoimmune hypoparathyroidism-chronic candidiasis-Addison disease syndrome; autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, type I, with or without reversible metaphyseal dysplasia; autoimmune polyendocrinopathy caused by mutation in AIRE; autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome , type I, with or without reversible metaphyseal dysplasia; autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1; autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy; autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED); autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome; Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1; ham syndrome; hypoparathyroidism-Addison disease-mucocutaneous candidiasis syndrome; MEDAC syndrome; multiple endocrine deficiency-Addison disease-candidiasis syndrome; Whitaker syndrom; Whitaker syndrome
