Senile systemic amyloidosis
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| Senile systemic amyloidosis Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-9 | 277.3 |
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| OMIM | 176300 |
| eMedicine | med/3365 |
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]
[edit] References
- ^ Westermark P, Sletten K, Johansson B, Cornwell GG (April 1990). "Fibril in senile systemic amyloidosis is derived from normal transthyretin". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 87 (7): 2843–5. PMID 2320592. PMC:53787.
- ^ Tanskanen M, Peuralinna T, Polvikoski T, et al (2008). "Senile systemic amyloidosis affects 25% of the very aged and associates with genetic variation in alpha2-macroglobulin and tau: a population-based autopsy study". Ann. Med. 40 (3): 232–9. doi:. PMID 18382889.
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