Discordant penetrance of the trait for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy in two pairs of monozygotic twins

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-456

  Holmgren, G ^a   Wikstrom L ^b   Lundgren, H E ^a   Suhr, Ole B ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Genetics; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHY; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 7244229899     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01399.x     Document Type: Article

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