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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Type 3 polyglandular autoimmune syndrome: association of lada, hashimoto's thyroiditis and celiac syndrome
Authors:
Tjia Sian Tjioe, Filipe Torres Lopes, Thais Martinez Salina, Janaina Aparecida Soares Ferro Laranjo, Carmen Elisa Pena Pineda, Alberto K Arbex, Larissa Bianca Paiva Cunha de Sá
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome (PAS) was first described by Neufeld et al in 1980 as a syndrome involving multiple organs with endocrine disorders with hypofunction of the involved organ. The peak age-specific incidence occurs between 20 to 60 yrs. of age. Type 3 Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome is defined as autoimmune thyroiditis in association with Type 1 Diabetes; Type 3A when associated to Sarcoidosis or Celiac Disease, associated to Pernicious Anemia on Type 3B, or with Vitiligo or Alopecia on Type 3C. …