Atypical familial motor neuropathy in patients with mutant TTR Ile68Leu

Amyloid

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-189

  Salvi, F ^a   Scaglione, C ^b   Michelucci, R ^a   Linke, R P ^c   Obici, L ^d   Ravani, A ^e   Rimessi, P ^e   Ferlini, A ^e   Meletti, S ^a   Cavallaro, T ^f   Tassinari, C A ^a   Martinelli, P ^b  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloid; FAP; Leptomeninges; Motor neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0242575140     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506120308998999     Document Type: Article

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