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Hepatic familial amyloidosis caused by a new mutation in the apolipoprotein AI gene: clinical and pathological features.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2001
Caballería J, Bruguera M, Solé M, Campistol J M, Rodés J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recently, we reported a nondescribed deletion/insertion mutation in the apolipoprotein AI gene as the cause of hereditary amyloidosis with hepatic presentation. We describe the clinical and pathological features of this type of amyloidosis in one affected family. METHODS: Demographic, clinical, and biochemical data were obtained from 33 members of the family in whom the apolipoprotein AI gene was...
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