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ATTR amyloid in the carpal tunnel ligament is frequently of wildtype transthyretin origin.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Mar 2013
Gioeva Zarina, Urban Peter, Meliss Rolf Rüdiger, Haag Jochen, Axmann Hans-Detlef, Siebert Frank, Becker Karsten, Radtke Hans-Georg, Röcken Christoph
Abstract excerpt
The carpal tunnel ligament often encloses transthyretin-derived (ATTR) amyloid deposits. In this study we tested the hypothesis that ATTR amyloid in the carpal tunnel ligament is most commonly of wildtype origin in a Caucasian population without endemic background of familial amyloid polyneuropathy. All resection specimens from the carpal tunnel ligament were retrieved from the Amyloid Registry of the University...
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