Familial amyloidosis causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

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Hereditary amyloidosis can be caused by genetic mutations in different genes including LYZ gene, fibrinogen A alpha polypeptide gene, FGA gene, APOA1 gene, lysozyme gene, and B2M gene.

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Common Causes

Common causes of familial amyloidosis may include genetic mutations in:[1][2][3][4]


References

  1. Pepys MB, Hawkins PN, Booth DR, Vigushin DM, Tennent GA, Soutar AK, Totty N, Nguyen O, Blake CC, Terry CJ (April 1993). "Human lysozyme gene mutations cause hereditary systemic amyloidosis". Nature. 362 (6420): 553–7. doi:10.1038/362553a0. PMID 8464497.
  2. Benson, Merrill D (2003). "The hereditary amyloidoses". Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 17 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.001. ISSN 1521-6942.
  3. Benson, Merrill D (2003). "The hereditary amyloidoses". Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 17 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.001. ISSN 1521-6942.
  4. Scriver, Charles (2001). The metabolic & molecular bases of inherited disease. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0079130358.

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