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Long-term results of liver transplantation in four siblings from the same family with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type I TTR Ala-71.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Jan 2000
Ramirez P, De Mingo P, Andreu F, Munar M, Hernández Q, Munítiz V, Robles R, Sanchez-Bueno F, Parrilla P
Abstract excerpt
Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type I (FAP I) is a hereditary systemic amyloidosis usually involving the peripheral nervous system. In this paper we report our experience regarding the survival and the evolution of the sensory motor syndrome of the extremities and autonomic dysfunction in four siblings with the Ala-71 variant who were treated by liver transplantation (LT). The four siblings are alive 2-5...
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