[A sporadic case of late onset familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy preceded by cardiac involvement].

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[A sporadic case of late onset familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy preceded by cardiac involvement].

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Aug 1993

Aoki K, Koike R, Yuasa T, Ikeda S, Tsuji S

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We report a 65-year-old man with amyloidotic polyneuropathy, who first suffered from heart failure at the age of 57, 3 years before the onset of neurological symptoms. He had no obvious family history. We analysed the transthyretin gene of the patient and 6 asymptomatic family members using polym...

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Amyloid Neuropathies
Amyloidosis
Cardiomyopathies
Family Health
Humans
Male
Mutation
Prealbumin

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