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Familial amyloidosis in cats: Siamese and Abyssinian AA proteins differ in primary sequence and pattern of deposition
1 Jan 1999
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Familial AA amyloidosis is a hereditary trait in Abyssinian cats, with the kidney as the main target organ. The amino acid sequence of the amyloid A protein of the Abyssinian cat has been described earlier. Recently, familial amyloidosis has been found in Siamese cats, with the liver as the main target organ. In the present paper, we describe the complete amino amid sequence of the major constituent protein, of...
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