[Familial amyloidosis, Finnish type with marked anhidrosis].

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[Familial amyloidosis, Finnish type with marked anhidrosis].

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Mar 1996

Ishiguchi H, Shimoya K, Ohnishi A, Murai Y, Nakazato M, Hoshii Y

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Familial amyloidosis, Finnish type (FAF), is a gelsolin-related systemic amyloidosis that has an autosomal-dominant inheritance pattern and is clinically characterized by progressive cranial neuropathy, corneal lattice dystrophy and skin changes such as cutis laxa, blepharochalasis, and lichen am...

Topics

Aged
Amyloidosis
Female
Gelsolin
Humans
Hypohidrosis
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Pedigree
Sweat Glands

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