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Clinical and genetic analysis of three families with familiar amyloid polyneuropathy.
Chinese medical sciences journal = Chung-kuo i hsueh k'o hsueh tsa chih - 1 Dec 2008
Li Yan-feng, Ng Hou, Sun Iok U, Leong Waii
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OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and genetic features of familiar amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). METHODS: Three families of suspected FAP in China mainland and Macau were investigated on aspects of clinical manifestations, histological features, and gene analysis. RESULTS: All the 3 families had the clinical features of sensory and motor polyneuropathies, and notable vegetative nerve involvements. Affected cases...
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