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The inflammatory response to sciatic nerve injury in a familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy mouse model.
Experimental neurology - 1 Jul 2014
Gonçalves Nádia Pereira, Teixeira-Coelho Maria, Saraiva Maria João
Abstract excerpt
Inflammation is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative disorders including familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP). FAP is associated with extracellular deposition of mutant transthyretin (TTR), leading to degeneration of cells and tissues, particularly in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). With this work, our goal was to characterize the expression/deposition of TTR and the associated inflammatory immune...
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