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Type I (Transthyretin Met30) Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy in Japan
1 Nov 2002
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type I (transthyretin Met30) familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP TTR Met30) occurs in 2 endemic foci in Japan. We have also reported late-onset Japanese cases unrelated to an endemic focus and showing distinctive clinicopathologic features. OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical and geographic features of FAP TTR Met30 between patients with onset before and after 50 years of age. DESIGN AND SETTING: Clinical...
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