An aggressive familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy caused by a new variant transthyretin Lys 54
Neurology1999Vol. 53(3), pp. 637–637
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Shinji Togashi, Harue Watanabe, Takamura Nagasaka, Kazumasa Shindo, Zenji Shiozawa, Shuichiro Maeda, Masato Tawata, Toshimasa Onaya
Abstract
Histologic examination of sural nerve of a 32-year-old man with an aggressive polyneuropathy associated with autonomic failure demonstrated amyloid deposition, and familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) was diagnosed. Immunohistochemical staining showed transthyretin (TTR) staining of the amyloid deposits in nerve. Sequencing revealed G to A transition in the codon 54 causing TTR Lys 54. This is a new variant TTR associated with aggressive FAP.
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