Article
Hereditary renal amyloidosis with a novel variant fibrinogen.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Feb 1994
Uemichi T, Liepnieks J J, Benson M D
Abstract excerpt
Two families with hereditary renal amyloidosis were found to have a novel mutation in the fibrinogen A alpha chain gene. This form of amyloidosis is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by proteinuria, hypertension, and subsequent azotemia. DNAs of patients with amyloidosis were screened...
Topics
- Aged
- Amyloid
- Amyloidosis
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Fibrinogen
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
