Transthyretin Ala97Ser in Chinese-Taiwanese patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy: Genetic studies and phenotype expression

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 91-99

  Liu, Yo Tsen ^a,b,c   Lee, Yi Chung ^b,d   Yang, Chih Chao ^e   Chen, Mai Ling ^a   Lin, Kon Ping ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ala97Ser; Chinese; Familial amyloid polyneuropathy; Taiwanese; Transthyretin (TTR)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMYLOID; PREALBUMIN; SERINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; TAIWAN;

AGED; ALANINE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AXONS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHENOTYPE; PREALBUMIN; SERINE; TAIWAN; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 39049160060     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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