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Epidemiology of familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Japan: Identification of a novel endemic focus.

Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jul 2008

Kato-Motozaki Yuko, Ono Kenjiro, Shima Keisuke, Morinaga Akiyoshi, Machiya Tomohiko, Nozaki Ichiro, Shibata-Hamaguchi Ayumi, Furukawa Yutaka, Yanase Daisuke, Ishida Chiho, Sakajiri Kenichi, Yamada Masahito

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BACKGROUND: Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) is distributed worldwide with several endemic foci including two major foci in Japan. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate a nationwide epidemiology of FAP in Japan. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: (i) We analyzed the data of FAP patients registered by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan, during 2003-2005. (ii) As Ishikawa prefecture was found to be a novel...

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PMID: 18410945
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.02.019

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