ESPE Abstracts

Background: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy–candidiasis–ectodermal dystrophy (APECED), is a rare inherited disease of childhood, caused by the mutation of the AIRE gene on chromosome 21. It is characterized by three main diseases: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), chronic hypoparathyroidism (HP), and Addison’s disease (AD), and can be associated with other autoimmune diseases and/or manifestations of ectodermal dystrophy.Case...