Article
Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy.
Handbook of clinical neurology - 1 Jan 2013
Planté-Bordeneuve V, Kerschen P
Abstract excerpt
TTR FAP is characterized by phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity. The severity of polyneuropathy along with autonomic dysfunction and heart involvement makes it a life-threatening disease. This protein is mainly produced by the liver. Molecular genetic testing is essential in the diagnostic strategy. TTR-Val30Met is the most frequent substitution, resulting in a guanine to cytosine mutation in exon 2 of the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
