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Case Report

Identification of AIRE pathogenic variants ends diagnostic odyssey for Saudi child with infantile-onset keratoconjunctivitis as an early sign of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type1; a case report

Muhannad Alkhalifaha Anterior Segment Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Hani AlMezaineb Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;c Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Basamat AlMoallemb Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;c Department of Ophthalmology, King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 59-62 | Received 15 Dec 2022, Accepted 23 Mar 2023, Published online: 05 Apr 2023

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