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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in multi-ethnic Malaysians.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Jul 2021
Low Soon-Chai, Md Sari Nor Ashikin, Tan Cheng-Yin, Ahmad-Annuar Azlina, Wong Kum-Thong, Law Wan-Chung, Sim Rachel Siew-Hung, Lin Kon-Ping, Shahrizaila Nortina, Goh Khean-Jin
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We report the clinical and genetic characteristics of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in the multi-ethnic Malaysian population. Subjects with genetically confirmed transthyretin amyloidosis seen between 2001 till August 2020 were included. There were 30 patients and 14 asymptomatic carriers, of which 26 (59.1%) were men. The majority (86.7%) were ethnic Chinese while two (6.7%) each were Malay and Sri Lankan...
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