[Hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis--40 years of Meretoja disease].

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Hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis is an autosomally dominantly inherited systemic disease, first described in 1969 by the Finnish ophthalmologist Jouko Meretoja. The estimated number of disease carriers in Finland is almost 1 000, and the disease has subsequently been found in many other countries as well. It's typical initial manifestation is lattice corneal dystrophy, detected at biomicroscopic examination of the...

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