Generation of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy-specific induced pluripotent stem cells
Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) is a hereditary amyloidosis induced by amyloidogenic transthyretin (ATTR). Because most transthyretin (TTR) in serum is synthesized by the liver, liver transplantation (LT) is today the only treatment available to halt the progression of FAP, even though LT...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-03-01
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Series: | Stem Cell Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506114000075 |