Inflammatory profiling of patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Inflammatory profiling of patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy

Abstract Background Familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) or ATTRv (amyloid TTR variant) amyloidosis is a fatal hereditary disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils composed of transthyretin (TTR). The current diagnosis of ATTRv relies on genetic identification of TTR mutations and...

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Main Authors: Estefania P. Azevedo, Anderson B. Guimaraes-Costa, Christianne Bandeira-Melo, Leila Chimelli, Marcia Waddington-Cruz, Elvira M. Saraiva, Fernando L. Palhano, Debora Foguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Amyloid
Transthyretin
Biomarkers
Cytokines
Familial amyloid polyneuropathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1369-4

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