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Endoscopic and pathological manifestations of the gastrointestinal tract in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type I (Met30).
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jan 1998
Yoshimatsu S, Ando Y, Terazaki H, Sakashita N, Tada S, Yamashita T, Suga M, Uchino M, Ando M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the characteristic changes in the gastrointestinal tract in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) (Met30), both fibre gastroscopy and colonoscopy studies were performed in FAP (Met30) patients. Microscopic changes were also examined in autopsied and biopsied materials from patients with FAP, and compared with data from autopsied samples from patients with AL amyloidosis, and secondary...
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