Report of five rare or previously unknown amyloidogenic transthyretin mutations disclosed in Sweden

Amyloid

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 208-214

  Suhr, Ole B ^a   Andersen, Oluf ^b   Aronsson, Thomas ^c   Jonasson, Jenni ^a   Kalimo, Hannu ^d,e   Lundahl, Christer ^f   Lundgren, Hans Eric ^a   Melberg, Atle ^g   Nyberg, Johan ^f   Olsson, Malin ^a   Sandberg, Arne ^g   Westermark, Per ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Vaxjo Hospital   (Sweden)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis inherited; Cardiomyopathy; Liver; Neuropathy; Transplantation; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DIGITALIS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCINE; MELPHALAN; PREALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHENOTYPE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STOMACH PARESIS; SWEDEN; UVEITIS;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; PREALBUMIN; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349104412     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506120903421587     Document Type: Article

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