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Modifications of transthyretin in amyloid fibrils: analysis of amyloid from homozygous and heterozygous individuals with the Met30 mutation.
The EMBO journal - 1 Feb 1993
Thylén C, Wahlqvist J, Haettner E, Sandgren O, Holmgren G, Lundgren E
Abstract excerpt
The finding of individuals homozygous for FAP I (familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy, transthyretin TTRMet30) with amyloid deposits in the vitreous body, gave us access to a unique material lacking wild type transthyretin and contaminating proteins. Amyloid TTR is modified in several ways. Besides the full-length protein and its dimer form, two smaller bands were identified by SDS-PAGE and protein sequencing. One...
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