Hereditary renal amyloidosis caused by a heterozygous G654A gelsolin mutation: A report of two cases

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-193

  Yamanaka, Shuichiro ^a   Miyazaki, Yoichi ^a   Kasai, Kenji ^b   Ikeda, Shu Ichi ^c   Kiuru Enari, Sari ^d   Hosoya, Tatsuo ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Fuji City General Hospital   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finnish type familial amyloidosis (FAF); gelsolin; hereditary renal amyloidosis; nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

GELSOLIN; LOSARTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FINNISH TYPE FAMILIAL AMYLOIDOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 84875751261     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sft007     Document Type: Article

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