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Rapidly progressive amyloid polyneuropathy associated with a novel variant transthyretin serine 25.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Feb 2002
Yazaki Masahide, Yamashita Taro, Kincaid John C, Scott John R, Auger Raymond G, Dyck Peter J, Benson Merrill D
Abstract excerpt
We report a 52-year-old woman with a novel transthyretin (TTR) variant serine replacing alanine at residue 25 [Ala25Ser (Serine 25)], who showed a unique clinical picture with a relatively acute onset neuropathy within a few days of an influenza vaccination, progressing to a severe degree within 2 years. Sural nerve biopsy revealed amyloid deposition in the endoneurium. Sequencing of the proband's DNA revealed a...
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