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Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3

Evidence: Antibody

Names

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 3
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type III
PAS 3
PAS III
Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome, type 3
Polyglandular deficiency syndrome type 3

Description

APS-3 is an overlap disease that primarily includes thyroid diseases (Graves disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), diabetes mellitus type 1 and celiac disease. In addition, the disease may include pernicious anemia, alopecia, Sjogren’s syndrome, myasthenia gravis and vitiligo.

Patient Groups

None

Bloggers

None

Prevalence

Rare (no published data)

Typical Age of onset

Early childhood (source: Medscape)

Symptoms

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