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Late onset cardiomyopathy as presenting sign of ATTR A45G amyloidosis caused by a novel TTR mutation (p.A65G).
Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Klaassen Sebastiaan H C, Lemmink Henny H, Bijzet Johan, Glaudemans Andor W J M, Bos Reinhard, Plattel Wouter, van den Berg Maarten P, Slart Riemer H J A, Nienhuis Hans L A, van Veldhuisen Dirk J, Hazenberg Bouke P C
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OBJECTIVE: The clinical description of a novel TTR gene mutation characterized by a late onset amyloid cardiomyopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 78-year-old man of Dutch origin with recent surgery for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was admitted to our hospital because of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (55%). Cardiac ultrasound showed thickened biventricular walls, and cardiac magnetic...
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