Abbreviated title: APECED The author has no conflicts of interest

mineralocorticoid excess; asplenia; enamel hypoplasia; mucocutaneous; diabetes mellitus; diarrhea, chronic; hepatitis; hypogonadism; hypoparathyroidism; hypothyroidism; keratoconjunctivitis; nail dystrophy; squamous cell carcinoma, oral / esophageal; ovarian failure; T1DM; testicular failure; TIN; nephritis, tubulointerstitial; vitiligo. Word count: 3597, abstract 232, no.of references 35, no.of tables 5, no. of figures