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A new transthyretin mutation associated with amyloid cardiomyopathy.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 1992
Saraiva M J, Almeida M do R, Sherman W, Gawinowicz M, Costa P, Costa P P, Goodman D S
Abstract excerpt
In transthyretin (TTR) a new mutation (TTR-Thr45) has been identified in a patient with familial amyloidosis characterized clinically by prominent cardiomyopathy and the absence of peripheral neuropathy. Comparative peptide mapping by high-performance liquid chromatography of the patient's plasma TTR together with normal TTR showed the presence of an abnormal tryptic peptide in the patient's TTR. The sequence of...
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