Amyloid goiter as the initial manifestation of systemic amyloidosis due to familial Mediterranean fever with homozygous MEFV mutation

Thyroid

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 397-400

  Sbai A ^a   Wechsler, B ^a   Leenhardt, L ^a   Beaufils, H ^a   Hoang, C ^a   Menegaux F ^a   Piette, J C ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; COLCHICINE; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GOITER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0035013741     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10507250152039163     Document Type: Article

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