Article
Renal apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis associated with a novel mutant Leu64Pro.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Dec 2004
Murphy Charles L, Wang Shuching, Weaver Kristal, Gertz Morie A, Weiss Deborah T, Solomon Alan
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis (Apo A-I) is an inherited systemic disease that results from the pathologic deposition in tissues throughout the body of fibrils composed of Apo A-I-related molecules. This disorder has been linked to mutations occurring within the coding region of the Apo A-I gene and, to date, 11 such substitutions have been documented. In 4 of these cases, the kidney was the target organ of the...
Topics
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Amyloidosis, Familial
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Humans
- Kidney
- Kidney Diseases
- Leucine
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Proline
