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Type I familial amyloid polyneuropathy in a Chinese family
Author(s) -
Chang C. M.,
Yu Y. L.,
Wong M.,
Ng T. H. K.,
Woo E.,
Huang C. Y.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1989.tb03806.x
Subject(s) - amyloid polyneuropathy , polyneuropathy , pathological , amyloid (mycology) , medicine , pathology , age of onset , disease
— A Chinese family with at least 3 members having the typical clinical picture of type I familial amyloid polyneuropathy is presented. The pathological features, including the immunohistochemical typing of the amyloid deposits, are described and the literature is briefly reviewed.