Early diagnosis and management of patients with familial ATTR amyloidosis receiving livers from asymptomatic variant TTR carriers

被引:2
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作者
Munar-Ques, Miguel [1 ]
Viader-Farre, Carlos [1 ]
Maria Zabay-Becerril, Jose [1 ,2 ]
Maria Mulet-Ferrer, Juana [1 ]
机构
[1] Grp Estudio PAF, Mallorca, Spain
[2] Anal Picornell, Dept Inmunol, Mallorca, Spain
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关键词
Familial ATTR amyloidosis; familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; liver transplantation in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy; real-time polymerase chain reaction; transthyretin; TRANSTHYRETIN VARIANTS; POLYNEUROPATHY;
D O I
10.3109/13506129.2011.594822
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The possibility of a with familial ATTR amyloidosis patient receiving a liver from an asymptomatic variant TTR carrier is remote. However, in 2008, it was reported that this unlikely event occurred in a patient in Portugal. We report our protocol for early diagnosis and management of this entity.
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页码:172 / 173
页数:2
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