Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome: coincidental or multiple sclerosis mimic?
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Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II.
The polyglandular autoimmune syndromes (PAS) comprise a wide spectrum of autoimmune disorders. There exist a juvenile (PAS I) and an adult type (PAS II). The nature of PAS has been based on the presence of lymphocyte infiltration in the affected gland, organ-specific antibodies in the serum, cellular immune defects and an association with the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) DR/DQ genes or immune ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2182-570X
DOI: 10.21035/ijcnmh.2016.3(suppl.3).s05