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Clinical features of familial amyloid polyneuropathy carrying transthyretin mutations in four Chinese kindreds.
Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 1 Mar 2017
Liu Gonglu, Ni Wang, Wang Hongxia, Li Hongfu, Zhang Yue, Wang Ning, Wu Zhiying
Abstract excerpt
Transthyretin-related familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) is a rare hereditary disorder, characterized by a length-dependent polyneuropathy and dysfunction of various organs. Wide phenotypic heterogeneity makes early diagnosis difficult. In this study, we reviewed the clinical and electrophysiological features of four unrelated Chinese families with genetically confirmed TTR-FAP. Sequence analysis of TTR...
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