Finnish type amyloidosis

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Finnish type amyloidosis
Classification and external resources
ICD-9 277.3
OMIM 105120
DiseasesDB 32688

Finnish type amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis associated with gelsolin.[1]

[edit] Presentation

Associated conditions include cutis laxa[2] and ataxia.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ de la Chapelle A, Kere J, Sack GH, Tolvanen R, Maury CP (July 1992). "Familial amyloidosis, Finnish type: G654----a mutation of the gelsolin gene in Finnish families and an unrelated American family". Genomics 13 (3): 898–901. PMID 1322359. 
  2. ^ Kiuru-Enari S, Keski-Oja J, Haltia M (February 2005). "Cutis laxa in hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis". Br. J. Dermatol. 152 (2): 250–7. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06276.x. PMID 15727635. 
  3. ^ Tanskanen M, Paetau A, Salonen O, et al (March 2007). "Severe ataxia with neuropathy in hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis: a case report". Amyloid 14 (1): 89–95. doi:10.1080/13506120601116393. PMID 17453628.