A pedigree analysis with minimised ascertainment bias shows anticipation in Met30-transthyretin related familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-30

  Yamamoto, Kanji ^a,c   Ikeda, Shu Ichi ^a   Hanyu, Norinao ^b   Takeda, Shin'ichi ^c   Yanagisawa, Nobuo ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGANO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Ascertainment bias; Familial amyloid polyneuropathy; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031970460     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.1.23     Document Type: Article

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