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Xerostomia in hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Mar 2013
Juusela Pirjo, Tanskanen Maarit, Nieminen Anja, Kari Kirsti, Suominen Liisa, Uitto Veli-Jukka, Kiuru-Enari Sari
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis (AGel amyloidosis) is a rare, dominantly inherited systemic disease with worldwide distribution, caused by c.654G > A or c.654G > T gelsolin gene mutation. The disease mainly manifests with late-onset dystrophy of the cornea, laxity of the skin and dysfunction of the cranial nerves whereas the oral manifestations have remained less-studied. To examine if AGel amyloidosis also...
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