Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type IV--gelsolin amyloidosis.

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Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type IV, or Gelsolin amyloidosis (GA), is a rare condition caused by G654A or G654T mutation in gelsolin gene at 9q32-34. Gelsolin seems essential in many processes, including inflammation, cell motility, neural recovery, apoptosis and even carcinogenesis. So far reported from many European countries, USA, Japan, Iran and Brazil, GA is probably still underdiagnosed. The typical...

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