Spatial visual contrast sensitivity in liver transplanted Portuguese familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (ATTR V30M) patients

Amyloid

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 152-155

  Beirão, Melo ^a,b   Matos, Eduada ^c   Reis, Rita ^a   Beirão, Idalina ^b,c   Costa, Paulo P ^c,d   Torres, Paulo ^a,c  

^a Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Contrast sensitivity; Familial amyloidosis with polyneuropathy; FAP I; Liver transplantation; Transthyretin; TTR V30M

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR LENS CAPSULE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AMYLOID; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PREALBUMIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865205684     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2012.712075     Document Type: Article

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