Amyloid fibril composition within hereditary Val30Met (p. Val50Met) transthyretin amyloidosis families.

BACKGROUND:The amyloid fibril in hereditary transthyretin (TTR) Val30Met (pVal50Met) amyloid (ATTR Val30Met) amyloidosis is composed of either a mixture of full-length and TTR fragments (Type A) or of only full-length TTR (Type B). The type of amyloid fibril exerts an impact on the phenotype of the...

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Main Authors: Ole Bernt Suhr, Jonas Wixner, Intissar Anan, Hans-Erik Lundgren, Priyantha Wijayatunga, Per Westermark, Elisabet Ihse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211983