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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Historical Perspective
In 19th century physicians first focussed their attention on constellation of symptoms associated with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome. In 1855, Thomas Addison identified patients with Addison's disease who also appeared to have coexisting pernicious anemia. In 1956, Roitt and Doniach found that patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis had circulating autoantibodies reacting with thyroid gland. In 1980, Neufeld and Blizzard first developed the classification for polyglandular failure and in 1982 categorised autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome into type 1 and type 2.