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Immunohistochemical characterization of amyloid proteins in sural nerves and clinical associations in amyloid neuropathy.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jul 1992
Li K, Kyle R A, Dyck P J
Abstract excerpt
To test whether immunohistochemical characterization of proteins in amyloid deposits in biopsied sural nerves gives reliable and useful diagnostic information using commercially available reagents, biopsy specimens of sural nerves from 38 patients with amyloid neuropathy were studied. Transthyretin (TTR) was detected in the amyloid deposits of 11 nerves, lambda light chains (LC) in 8 nerves, kappa LC in 7 nerves,...
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