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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
Abstract excerpt
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 amyloidosis. A 70-year-old Japanese male proband, who was believed to be originally from Fukuoka Prefecture, showed signs...
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- Aged
- Amyloidosis
- Female
- Gelsolin
- Humans
- Hypohidrosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
