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Presence of autoantibody against ATTR Val30Met after sequential liver transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Mar 2002
Ando Yukio, Terazaki Hisayasu, Haraoka Katsuki, Tajiri Takahiro, Nakamura Masaaki, Obayashi Konen, Misumi Shogo, Shoji Shozo, Hata Kanako, Nakagawa Kazuko, Ishizaki Takashi, Uemoto Shinji, Inomata Yukihiro, Tanaka Koichi, Okabe Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, sequential liver transplantation has been performed with an explanted liver from a patient with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) because of the shortage of donors. However, metabolism of amyloidogenic transthyretin (ATTR), the pathogenic protein of FAP, has not been well studied in patients who have undergone sequential liver transplantation. The purpose of this study was to examine...
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