Search for Genetic Predictors of Adult Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome in Monozygotic Twins
| Autor: | Marina Yuryevna Yukina, Anna Aleksandrovna Larina, Evgeny Vitalyevich Vasilyev, Ekaterina Anatolyevna Troshina, Diana Arshaluysovna Dimitrova |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes, Vol 14 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1179-5514 11795514 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/11795514211009796 |
| Popis: | Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APS) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by the presence of autoimmune dysfunction of 2 or more endocrine glands and other non-endocrine organs. The components of the syndrome can manifest throughout life: in childhood—APS type 1 (the juvenile type) and in adulthood—APS type 2, 3, and 4 (the adult types). Adult types of APS are more common in clinical practice. It is a polygenic disease associated with abnormalities in genes encoding key regulatory proteins of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). The search of for candidate genes responsible for mutations in adult APS is continuing. Genetic predisposition is insufficient for the manifestation of the APS of adults, since the penetrance of the disease, even among monozygotic twins, does not approach 100% (30–70%). The article presents the case of isolated Addison’s disease and APS type 2 in monozygotic twins with a revealed compound heterozygosity in the candidate gene VTCN1. |
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