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A Swedish family with the rare Phe33Leu transthyretin mutation.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Sept 2005
Holmgren Gösta, Hellman Urban, Jonasson Jenni, Lundgren Hans-Eric, Westermark Per, Suhr Ole B
Abstract excerpt
Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) designates TTR mutations where the phenotype is dominated by a peripheral sensory-motor polyneuropathy. The most common mutation is ATTR Val30Met. FAP in association with ATTR Phe33Leu has been described previously in two American families, one of Polish-Lithuanian descent and the other of Polish-American. In this study, we report the phenotype of the ATTR Phe33Leu in a...
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