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ea0016p599 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2008

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 in West Northern France: phenotypic and genotypic description, and use of immunosuppressive therapies

Emmanuelle Proust-Lemoine , Pascale Saugier-Veber , Herve Lefebvre , Jean-Daniel Lalau , Yves Reznik , Lionel Prin , Catherine Cardot-Bauters , Jean-Louis Wemeau

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS1) is an autosomic recessive disease due to AIRE gene mutations, inducing central immune tolerance breakdown. It was poorly known in France.Objectives: To describe clinical and immunological phenotypes, to determine main genotypes in West Northern France (9 millions inhabitants), to identify factors that could influence phenotypes, and to analyse immunosuppressive therapies indications in APS1.<p cl...