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The immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome (IPEX) is caused by mutations of FOXP3

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IPEX is a fatal disorder characterized by immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy and X-linked inheritance (MIM 304930). We present genetic evidence that different mutations of the human gene FOXP3, the ortholog of the gene mutated in scurfy mice (Foxp3), causes IPEX syndrome. Recent linkage analysis studies mapped the gene mutated in IPEX to an interval of 17–20-cM at Xp11.23–Xq13.3 (refs. 1,2).

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Figure 1: IPEX pedigrees examined and segregating FOXP3 mutations are shown.

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We thank the members of all three families for participation; I.P. Blair for advice and critical review of the manuscript; and M. McEuen for technical assistance. This work was supported by grants from the Jeffrey Modell Foundation, the Immunodeficiency Foundation, NIH grant HD17427 and the DiJoria Wiskott–Aldrich research fund.

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Bennett, C., Christie, J., Ramsdell, F. et al. The immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome (IPEX) is caused by mutations of FOXP3. Nat Genet 27, 20–21 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/83713

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