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Frequencies and geographic distributions of genetic mutations in transthyretin- and non-transthyretin-related familial amyloidosis.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2015
Zhen D B, Swiecicki P L, Zeldenrust S R, Dispenzieri A, Mauermann M L, Gertz M A
Abstract excerpt
Inherited forms of amyloidosis are rare; of these, transthyretin-related (ATTR) is the most common, but non-ATTR has been described as well. We studied a large case series of ATTR and a small series of non-ATTR to better determine the mutation frequencies and geographic distributions of these inherited forms of amyloidosis in the United States. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of 284 ATTR and...
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