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Familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Korea: the first case report with a proven ATTR Lys35Asn gene.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Mar 2005
Ryu Jin Kyung, Baik Hyun Wook, Bae Jin Soo, Hwang Tae Jun, Paik So Ya, Yu Hyun Jeung, Choi Byung Ok, Takei Yo-Ichi, Ikeda Shu-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
A 39-year-old man with progressive peripheral neuropathy and autonomic failure showed amyloid deposition on sural nerve biopsy. Direct DNA sequencing of the TTR gene revealed a G to T mutation, causing a Lys to Asn substitution at position 35. This is the first FAP case in Korea which was diagnosed by a DNA test.
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