Article
Molecular diagnosis of transthyretin Met30 mutation in an Italian family with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy.
FEBS letters - 13 Feb 1995
Strocchi P, Tang X M, Cambi F
Abstract excerpt
We report the molecular analysis of the transthyretin gene in a large Italian pedigree with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy and demonstrate the presence of a Met30 mutation. The usefulness of the genetic analysis in the identification of presymptomatic persons and the diagnosis of individuals...
Topics
- Amyloid Neuropathies
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Methionine
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Prealbumin
