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Heavy-chain amyloidosis in TGFBI-negative and gelsolin-negative atypical lattice corneal dystrophy.
Cornea - 1 Oct 2011
Pradhan Monika A, Henderson Ross A, Patel Dipika, McGhee Charles N J, Vincent Andrea L
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PURPOSE: An atypical case of late-onset lattice corneal dystrophy is described in a 61-year-old man without a family history of eye disease. Mutational analysis of the TGFBI gene excluded any pathogenic sequence variants. However, 2 years later, renal impairment and nephrotic syndrome were diagnosed, resulting in a diagnosis of systemic heavy-chain amyloidosis. METHODS: Slit-lamp examination, corneal photography,...
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