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Irish (Donegal) amyloidosis is associated with the transthyretinALA60 (Appalachian) variant.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Dec 1991
Staunton H, Davis M B, Guiloff R J, Nakazato M, Miyazato N, Harding A E
Abstract excerpt
A cluster of cases of late onset amyloidosis, presenting chiefly with peripheral neuropathy and cardiac failure, has been described in Donegal, north-west Ireland. Molecular genetic and protein analyses show that two new patients from the same region have a mutation in the transthyretin gene previously reported in a family with an Irish ancestor from the Appalachian region of the United States.
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