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Oculoleptomeningeal Amyloidosis Secondary to the Rare Transthyretin c.381T>G (p.Ile127Met) Mutation.
World neurosurgery - 1 Mar 2018
Mathieu Francois, Morgan Erin, So Joyce, Munoz David G, Mason Warren, Kongkham Paul
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BACKGROUND: Oculoleptomeningeal amyloidosis (OLMA) represents a rare subtype of familial transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, characterized by deposition of amyloid in cranial and spinal leptomeninges along with ocular involvement. Of >100 TTR mutations identified, few have been associated with OLMA. Herein we describe the first report of leptomeningeal amyloidosis associated with the c.381T>G (p.Ile127Met) TTR...
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