Article
[Analyses of pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches for hereditary amyloidosis].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jun 2003
Ando Yukio
Abstract excerpt
Amyloidosis is a disorder of protein metabolism in which normally soluble autologous proteins are deposited in tissues as abnormal insoluble fibrils, causing structural and functional disruptions. We have recently identified the novel localized amyloidosis accompanied by trichiasis. The precursor protein of amyloid deposits was mutated lactoferrin and all the patients had lactoferrin Glu561Asp. The disease was...
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