Liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP): A single-center experience over 16 years

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2597-2604

  Yamamoto, S ^a   Wilczek, H E ^a   Nowak, G ^a   Larsson, M ^a   Oksanen, A ^a   Iwata, T ^a   Gjertsen, H ^a   Soderdahl G ^a   Wikstrom L ^b   Ando, Y ^c   Suhr, O B ^d   Ericzon, B G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Skellefteå Lasarett ^*  (Sweden)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; Liver transplantation; Metabolic disease; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35248817263     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01969.x     Document Type: Article

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