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Heterogeneity of penetrance in familial amyloid polyneuropathy, ATTR Val30Met, in the Swedish population.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Sept 2008
Hellman Urban, Alarcon Flora, Lundgren Hans-Erik, Suhr Ole B, Bonaiti-Pellié Catherine, Planté-Bordeneuve Violaine
Abstract excerpt
Transthyretin (TTR) familial amyloid polyneuropathies (FAP) are autosomal dominant devastating afflictions. They were first described in Portugal, later in Japan and Sweden and are now recognized worldwide. The TTR Val30Met mutation is the most common, and depending on the geographic origin, a wide variation in age at onset of the disease is observed. In Europe, northern Sweden is the second most prevalent area...
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