Transmission of systemic transthyretin amyloidosis by means of domino liver transplantation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 352, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2356-

  Stangou, Arie J ^a   Heaton, Nigel D ^a   Hawkins, Philip N ^b  

^a Institute of Liver Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b National Amyloidosis Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR RECURRENCE; CHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREALBUMIN;

EID: 21144444931     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200506023522219     Document Type: Letter

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