Familial amyloid polyneuropathy type I (portuguese): Distribution and characterization of renal amyloid deposits

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 940-946

  Lobato, Luísa ^a   Beirão, Idalina ^b   Guimarães, Serafim M ^b   Droz, Dominique ^b   Guimarães, Serafim ^b   Grünfeld, Jean Pierre ^b   Noël, Laure Hélène ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Familial amyloidosis; Nephropathy; Renal biopsy; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031802371     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9631837     Document Type: Article

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