A novel variant of transthyretin (Glu89Lys) associated with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy

Amyloid

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-50

  Nakamura, Masaaki ^a   Asl, Kamran Hamidi ^a   Benson, Merrill D ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; Transthyretin; Variant

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY;

EID: 0034027860     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506120009146824     Document Type: Article

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