Article
Newly designed 11-gene panel reveals first case of hereditary amyloidosis captured by massive parallel sequencing.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Aug 2018
Chyra Kufova Zuzana, Sevcikova Tereza, Januska Jaroslav, Vojta Petr, Boday Arpad, Vanickova Pavla, Filipova Jana, Growkova Katerina, Jelinek Tomas, Hajduch Marian, Hajek Roman
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Amyloidosis is caused by deposition of abnormal protein fibrils, leading to damage of organ function. Hereditary amyloidosis represents a monogenic disease caused by germline mutations in 11 amyloidogenic precursor protein genes. One of the important but non-specific symptoms of amyloidosis is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Diagnostics of hereditary amyloidosis is complicated and the real cause can remain...
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