Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity in transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis: Towards tailoring of therapeutic strategies?

Amyloid

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 143-153

  Rapezzi, Claudio ^a   Perugini, Enrica ^a   Salvi, Fabrizio ^b   Grigioni, Francesco ^a   Riva, Letizia ^a   Cooke, Robin M T ^a   Ferlini, Alessandra ^c   Rimessi, Paola ^c   Bacchi Reggiani, Letizia ^a   Ciliberti, Paolo ^a   Pastorelli, Francesca ^b   Leone, Ornella ^a   Bartolomei, Ilaria ^b   Pinna, Antonio D ^a   Arpesella, Giorgio ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Cardiomyopathy; Gene mutations; Prognosis; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PREALBUMIN;

EID: 33750308148     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13506120600877136     Document Type: Article

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