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Two pairs of proven monozygotic twins discordant for familial amyloid neuropathy (FAP) TTR Met 30
1 Aug 1999
Abstract excerpt
Twin studies are an important tool in medical genetics for the evaluation of the relative roles of genetic and non-genetic factors in several diseases. Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type I (FAP-I), TTR Met 30, was present in two sets of proven monozygotic (MZ) twins, one from Majorca and the other from Portugal. Monozygosity was established by analysis of DNA polymorphisms. Both pairs were discordant for...
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