Transthyretin amyloidosis presenting with multifocal demyelinating mononeuropathies

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 318-322

  Briemberg, Hannah R ^a   Amato, Anthony A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Demyelination; Multifocal; Neuropathy; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; PREALBUMIN; VALINE;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MONONEUROPATHIES; MUTATION; PREALBUMIN;

EID: 0842325988     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10614     Document Type: Article

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