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Outcome of liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Dec 2003
Sharma Pratima, Perri Roman E, Sirven Joseph E, Zeldenrust Steven R, Brandhagen David J, Rosen Charles B, Douglas David D, Mulligan David C, Rakela Jorge, Wiesner Russell H, Balan Vijayan
Abstract excerpt
Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutation in the transthyretin gene. The most common mutation is substitution of valine for methionine at position 30 (MET30). Liver transplantation (LT) is the preferred treatment. After LT, although many patients show stabilization or improvement in the disease, adverse outcomes have been reported in those who have...
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