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Clinicopathological and biochemical findings of thyroid amyloid in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with and without liver transplantation.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Mar 2017
Huang Guannan, Ueda Mitsuharu, Tasaki Masayoshi, Yamashita Taro, Misumi Yohei, Masuda Teruaki, Suenaga Genki, Inoue Yasuteru, Kinoshita Yumiko, Matsumoto Sayaka, Mizukami Mayumi, Tsuda Yukimoto, Nomura Toshiya, Obayashi Konen, Ando Yukio
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis is a fatal disease causing systemic organ dysfunctions. Histopathological studies revealed that thyroid glands are major target tissues. However, details about thyroid functions remain to be fully elucidated in this disease. For patient treatment, liver transplantation (LT) reportedly prolongs patient survival, but thyroid gland function after LT still remains poorly...
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