Senile systemic amyloidosis
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Senile systemic amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis associated with transthyretin.[1]
It is estimated to affect a quarter of the population over 85 years of age.[2]
References
- ^ Westermark P, Sletten K, Johansson B, Cornwell GG (1990). "Fibril in senile systemic amyloidosis is derived from normal transthyretin". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 87 (7): 2843–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.87.7.2843. PMC 53787. PMID 2320592.
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