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Phenotypic heterogeneity in a family with FAP due to a TTR Leu58Arg mutation: a clinicopathologic study.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2007
Motozaki Yuko, Sugiyama Yu, Ishida Chiho, Komai Kiyonobu, Matsubara Shiro, Yamada Masahito
Abstract excerpt
A family with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) due to a transthyretin (TTR) Leu58Arg mutation was investigated clinicopathologically. The proband presented with sensorimotor-autonomic polyneuropathy and autopsy demonstrated massive amyloid deposition in the peripheral nerves and heart. However, the mother was characterized by carpal tunnel syndrome and ocular vitreous opacities. Thus, there was considerable...
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