Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	49996
Country	Taiwan

Received	2019-06-27 00:57
Peer-Review Started	2019-06-29 04:21
To Make the First Decision	2019-08-02 03:24
Return for Revision	2019-08-05 04:05
Revised	2019-08-14 05:55
Second Decision	2019-08-23 11:45
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-08-26 22:35
Articles in Press	2019-08-26 22:35
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-09-03 03:48
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2019-09-29 10:56

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Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Association of stiff-person syndrome with autoimmune endocrine diseases
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yi-Yin Lee, I-Wen Chen, Szu-Tah Chen and Chih-Ching Wang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Yi-Yin Lee http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0422-3434 I-Wen Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-6417 Szu-Tah Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2262-1775 Chih-Ching Wang http://orcid.org/0002-8222-0503
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Corresponding Author	Chih-Ching Wang, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No.5 Fuxing Street, Guishan District, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. p122020223@cgmh.org.tw
Key Words	Stiff-person syndrome; Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody; Autoimmune disease; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults; Autoimmune thyroid disease
Core Tip	Stiff person syndrome is an uncommon disorder that causes significant disability. Presence of typical clinical symptoms and anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody are important clue for diagnosis. Several autoimmune diseases can be screened with related autoantibodies in stiff person syndrome (SPS) patients, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are significant to improve the prognosis of SPS. Recognize this disease to avoid missing or delaying diagnosis in SPS patients.
Publish Date	2019-09-29 10:56
Citation	Lee YY, Chen IW, Chen ST, Wang CC. Association of stiff-person syndrome with autoimmune endocrine diseases. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(19):2942-2952
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v7/i19/2942.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i19.2942

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