Gastrointestinal amyloidosis associated with transthyretin Phe64Ser mutation.

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Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) is a hereditary generalized amyloidosis that results from mutations in the transthyretin (TTR) gene. More then 100 mutations of TTR have been described. Corresponding to the wide variety of TTR mutations, FAP presents with diverse clinical phenotypes. TTR-Phe64Ser is a rare mutation that has previously only been described once in a Canadian family that presented with...

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