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GlossaryAutoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED)

rare genetic disorder causing multiple endocrine issues, chronic fungal infections, and skin abnormalities

Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED), also known as Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 (APS-1), is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the dysfunction of multiple endocrine glands, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (persistent fungal infections of the skin, nails, and mucous membranes), and ectodermal dystrophy (abnormalities in the skin, teeth, and nails). It is caused by mutations in the AIRE gene, which plays a crucial role in immune system regulation, leading to the body's immune system attacking its own tissues.

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research Varicella Recurrence Complicated by Pneumonia After Liver Transplantation for APECED

4 citations , April 2007 in “Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition”

A liver transplant patient with APECED had a rare VZV recurrence and pneumonia, treated successfully, but later died from other infections.

research Cutaneous Manifestations in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy: A Comprehensive Review

January 2024 in “Biomedicines”

The review shows that skin symptoms like chronic fungal infections, hair loss, and skin depigmentation are key for early detection and management of APECED.

research The Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE), Defective in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Patients, Is Expressed in Human Epidermal and Follicular Keratinocytes and Associates With the Intermediate Filament Protein Cytokeratin 17

24 citations , February 2011 in “The American journal of pathology”

AIRE protein, defective in APECED patients, is found in skin and hair cells and interacts with cytokeratin 17.

Breakdown of Immune Tolerance in AIRE-Deficient Rats Induces a Severe Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy–Candidiasis–Ectodermal Dystrophy–Like Autoimmune Disease

research Breakdown of Immune Tolerance in AIRE-Deficient Rats Induces a Severe Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy–Candidiasis–Ectodermal Dystrophy–Like Autoimmune Disease

26 citations , June 2018 in “The journal of immunology/The Journal of immunology”

AIRE-deficient rats developed severe autoimmune disease similar to APECED, useful for testing treatments.

research Clinical Case of Alopecia Totalis in Pediatric Practice

May 2023 in “Sučasna pedìatrìâ. Ukraïna”

An 11-year-old child with total hair loss may have a genetic autoimmune disease, and the outlook for hair regrowth is not good.

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