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[Application to transthyretin analysis].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jun 2006
Ueda Mitsuharu, Ando Yukio
Abstract excerpt
Transthyretin (TTR) is the precursor protein of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) and senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA). TTR-related FAP is a hereditary amyloidosis induced by mutated TTR. The most common type of FAP is FAP amyloidogenic TTR (ATTR) Val30Met: TTR substitution of methionine for valine at position 30 of the TTR sequence. In this type of FAP, amyloid deposition causes organ failure including...
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