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From renal amyloid deposits to the identification of the culprit genes.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Pirson Yves
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary amyloidoses with renal involvement are classified in two groups. The first group is a growing family of autoinflammatory disorders characterized by recurrent fever attacks. Amyloidosis is caused by the deposition of amyloid A (AA) protein, which is a degradation product of a normal serum acute-phase protein: serum amyloid A (SAA). The prototype is familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). TNF Receptor...
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