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[Cardiac manifestations of amyloidosis by deposits of transthyretin and apolipoprotein A1. Report of 3 families].
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux - 1 Jun 2003
Lafitte S, Lafitte M, Perron J M, Ennouchi D, Vital C, Roudaut R
Abstract excerpt
Amyloidosis is characterised by extracellular deposits of a heterogenous protein. Compared with secondary forms, hereditary amyloidosis due to genetic mutations is rare. The authors report the cardiac manifestations in a French family of 5 sisters and 1 brother, three of whom presented with amyloidosis with deposits of transthyretin and apolipoprotein A1 due to a new genetic mutation.
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