Indication of a common origin of German and American families with familial amyloidneuropathy typ II;Hinweise auf einen gemeinsamen ursprung einer Deutschen und Amerikanischen familie mit hereditarer amyloidneuropathie typ II

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Volumn 70, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 899-902

  Seddigh, S ^a   Dahmen, N ^a   Goebel, H H ^a   Hopf, H C ^a   Benson, M D ^a  

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Author keywords

Amyloidneuropathy; FAP II; Haploid analysis; Transthyretin Gen

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERMANY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIGREE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GERMANY; HAPLOIDY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREALBUMIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032722910     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050593     Document Type: Article

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