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Changes in serum and urine SAA concentrations and qualitative and quantitative proteinuria in Abyssinian cats with familial amyloidosis: a five-year longitudinal study (2009-2014).
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Paltrinieri S, Sironi G, Giori L, Faverzani S, Longeri M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of familial amyloidosis (FA) in Abyssinian cats usually is made on postmortem examination. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: Sequential analysis of serum SAA (sSAA), urinary SAA (uSAA), urinary protein:creatinine (UPC) ratio, or sodium-dodecylsulfate agarose gel electrophoresis (SDS-AGE) may facilitate early identification of cats with FA. ANIMALS: Twenty-three Abyssinian cats belonging to cattery A or...
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