Neuromuscular pathology in hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 565-571

  Kiuru Enari, Sari ^a   Somer, Hannu ^a   Seppäläinen, Anna Maria ^a   Notkola, Irma Leena ^a   Haltia, Matti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amyloid angiopathy; Amyloid myopathy; Amyloid neuropathy; Amyloidosis; Gelsolin; Hereditary diseases

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; AMYLOID P COMPONENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CYSTATIN C; GELSOLIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; DENERVATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PERINEURIUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 0036273128     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/61.6.565     Document Type: Article

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