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THAOS: gastrointestinal manifestations of transthyretin amyloidosis - common complications of a rare disease.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 27 Apr 2014
Wixner Jonas, Mundayat Rajiv, Karayal Onur N, Anan Intissar, Karling Pontus, Suhr Ole B
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BACKGROUND: Transthyretin amyloidosis is a systemic disorder caused by amyloid deposits formed by misfolded transthyretin monomers. Two main forms exist: hereditary and wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis, the former associated with transthyretin gene mutations. There are several disease manifestations; however, gastrointestinal complications are common in the hereditary form. The aim of this study was to explore...
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