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SAA1 alpha/alpha alleles in amyloidosis.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Kelkitli Engin, Bilgici Birsen, Tokgöz Bülent, Dilek Melda, Bedir Abdülkerim, Akpolat Ilkser, Utas Cengiz, Akpolat Tekin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Amyloidosis, mainly AA type, is one of the common diseases in nephrology clinics in Turkey. AA type amyloidosis is a complication of various chronic infections or inflammatory diseases such as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), tuberculosis and bronchiectasis. A controversy exists in the literature regarding the relationship between SAA1 genotypes and AA type amyloidosis....
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