Abdominal fat pad biopsies exhibit good diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected transthyretin amyloidosis

Abdominal fat pad biopsies exhibit good diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected transthyretin amyloidosis

Abstract Background The diagnostic accuracy of histopathological detection of transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) by Congo red staining of abdominal fat samples has been questioned since low sensitivity has been reported, especially for patients with ATTR cardiomyopathy. However, the outcome of surgically...

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Main Authors: Hedvig Paulsson Rokke, Nima Sadat Gousheh, Per Westermark, Ole B. Suhr, Intissar Anan, Elisabet Ihse, Björn Pilebro, Jonas Wixner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Adipose tissue
Amyloid polyneuropathy
Amyloidosis
hereditary
Biopsy
Cardiomyopathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-01565-8

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