Three siblings of familial amyloid cardiomyopathy with isoleucine-50 transthyretin mutation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Sadamatsu, Kenji ^a,b   Hayashi, Yasuo ^a   Nakamura, Motoomi ^a  

^a HARASANSHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dimethylsulphoxide; Familial amyloid cardiomyopathy; Pacemaker; Transthyretin gene

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; ISOLEUCINE; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

AMYLOIDOSIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CODON; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; ISOLEUCINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION; PREALBUMIN;

EID: 0030808582     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00145-9     Document Type: Article

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