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Amyloid polyneuropathy with transthyretin Arg50 in a Japanese case from Osaka.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 1 Oct 1992
Takahashi N, Ueno S, Uemichi T, Fujimura H, Yorifuji S, Tarui S
Abstract excerpt
A Japanese patient with systemic amyloidosis associated with a transthyretin (TTR) variant Arg50 is presented. This 41-year-old man became impotent and developed decreased pain sensation in his hands, and then sensory loss and muscle wasting in his lower legs, and cardiomyopathy appeared. The symptoms progressed and he died of congestive heart failure at age 46. There were amyloid deposits in all organs studied...
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