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Epidemiology
Amyloid A amyloidosis associated with familial Mediterranean fever
October 23rd, 2005
Amyloid A amyloidosis is associated with familial Mediterranean fever. According to a recently published report from Turkey, "The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation of immunohistochemical subtyping with clinical diagnosis in order to achieve useful epidemiological data regarding amyloidosis in Turkish patients." "We carried out immunohistochemical studies on 128 biopsies from various sites of 111 patients with biopsy-proven amyloidosis and, based on the results, classified the patients. We assessed the correlation of immunohistochemical subtype with clinical diagnosis and gathered epidemiological data. The sites most biopsied...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-10-23)
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