See Also: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS)(health)
APS (autoimmune polyglandular syndrome)(health)
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome(health)
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome(health)
Polyglandular(medicine)
Autoimmune(health)
Autoimmune(medicine)
Autoimmune disease(health)
Autoimmune disorder(health)
polyendocrinopathies, autoimmune(medicine)

Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) (health)


A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by at least 2 of the following 3 findings: hypoparathyroidism -- underfunction of the parathyroid glands which control calcium, candidiasis (yeast infection), and adrenal insufficiency (underfunction of the adrenal gland). APS was the first systemic (bodywide) autoimmune disease found due to a defect in a single gene.