First report of a rare mutation in a Polish patient with painful late-onset transthyretin amyloidosis

J Neurol Sci. 2014 Nov 15;346(1-2):331-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.065. Epub 2014 Aug 7.

Authors

T Hagenacker¹, J Brenck², O Kastrup²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany. Electronic address: tim.hagenacker@uk-essen.de.
² Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 25130926
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.07.065

No abstract available

Keywords: Amyloidosis; Late-onset neuropathy; Tafamidis; Transthyretin.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / genetics*
DNA Mutational Analysis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mutation*
Prealbumin / genetics*

Substances

Prealbumin

Supplementary concepts

Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related