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Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy
Link to WHO Definition
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/548357900
This is a subtype of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, in which multiple endocrine glands dysfunction as a result of autoimmunity. It is a genetic disorder attributed to a defect in the AIRE gene that normally confers immune tolerance. It is inherited in a recessive fashion.