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[Identification of a TTR gene mutation in a family with hereditary vitreous amyloidosis].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Xie Yuan, Zhao Yan, Zhou Jian-jiang, Wang Xian
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the disease gene in a family with hereditary vitreous amyloidosis. METHODS: A family with hereditary vitreous amyloidosis was investigated. Blood samples were collected from 4 members of this family including 3 patients and 1 asymptomatic individual. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood sample and subjected to amplification of 4 exons of transthyretin (TTR) gene. The PCR products...
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