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Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome is caused by a mutation in:

  • APS type I: APS type 1 is due to a defect in AIRE (autoimmune regulator), a gene located on chromosome 21.[1][2]
    • The genetic locus is on short arm (p) of chromosome 21 at 21p22.3.
    • The normal function of AIRE gene is to confer immune tolerance for antigens present in the body.
    • The mutated AIRE gene results in the loss of self tolerance - a process by which developing T cells with potential reactivity for self-antigens are eliminated during early differentiation in the thymus.
    • According to a Finnish study the mutation R257X is responsible for 82% of APS type 1 cases in Finland.
  • APS type 2: APS type 2 is not a single gene disorder and has a complex inheritance pattern.[3][4][5]
    • The highest genetic risk for APS type 2 maps to the HLA locus. Other low risk genes include CLTA4 and PTPN22.
      • The strongest association for APS type 2 is with HLA DR3/DQ2 (DQ2:DQA1*0501, DQB1*0201), DR4/DQ8 (DQ8:DQA1*0301, DQB1*0302), DRB1*0404 and this syndrome inherits in an autosomal dominant fashion.
  • APS type 3 or XPID: This is due to a mutation in the FOXP3 gene on the X chromosome.[6][7]
    • The FOXP3 gene is located on chromosome Xp11.3-q13.3
    • FOXP3 plays a critical role in the function of CD4+ CD25+ T regulatory cells.

References

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  2. Björses P, Halonen M, Palvimo JJ, Kolmer M, Aaltonen J, Ellonen P, Perheentupa J, Ulmanen I, Peltonen L (2000). "Mutations in the AIRE gene: effects on subcellular location and transactivation function of the autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy protein". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 66 (2): 378–92. doi:10.1086/302765. PMC 1288090. PMID 10677297.
  3. DeVoss J, Hou Y, Johannes K, Lu W, Liou GI, Rinn J, Chang H, Caspi RR, Caspi R, Fong L, Anderson MS (2006). "Spontaneous autoimmunity prevented by thymic expression of a single self-antigen". J. Exp. Med. 203 (12): 2727–35. doi:10.1084/jem.20061864. PMC 2118158. PMID 17116738.
  4. Yu L, Brewer KW, Gates S, Wu A, Wang T, Babu SR, Gottlieb PA, Freed BM, Noble J, Erlich HA, Rewers MJ, Eisenbarth GS (1999). "DRB1*04 and DQ alleles: expression of 21-hydroxylase autoantibodies and risk of progression to Addison's disease". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 84 (1): 328–35. doi:10.1210/jcem.84.1.5414. PMID 9920103.
  5. Bratland E, Skinningsrud B, Undlien DE, Mozes E, Husebye ES (2009). "T cell responses to steroid cytochrome P450 21-hydroxylase in patients with autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 94 (12): 5117–24. doi:10.1210/jc.2009-1115. PMID 19890026.
  6. Fontenot JD, Gavin MA, Rudensky AY (2003). "Foxp3 programs the development and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells". Nat. Immunol. 4 (4): 330–6. doi:10.1038/ni904. PMID 12612578.
  7. Fontenot JD, Rasmussen JP, Gavin MA, Rudensky AY (2005). "A function for interleukin 2 in Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells". Nat. Immunol. 6 (11): 1142–51. doi:10.1038/ni1263. PMID 16227984.

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