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Letter to the Editor

Long term administration of tocilizumab improves renal amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis deposition in Familial Mediterranean fever

Keita InuiNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Naoki SawaNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Tatsuya SuwabeNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Hiroki MizunoNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Masayuki YamanouchiNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Rikako HiramatsuNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Noriko HayamiNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;
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Junichi HoshinoNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ;Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan;
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Keiichi KinowakiDepartment of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeshi FujiiDepartment of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Kenichi OhashiDepartment of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshifumi UbaraNephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; ;Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 310-311 | Received 20 Dec 2019, Accepted 03 Mar 2020, Published online: 19 Mar 2020
 
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"Long term administration of tocilizumab improves renal amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis deposition in Familial Mediterranean fever." Modern Rheumatology Case Reports, 4(2), pp. 310–311

Ethical approval

This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. The patient provided a signed informed consent form and approved of the study to be published. Tocilizumab was used for FMF as off-label use. This report was approved by the local research ethics board.

Conflict of interest

None.

Funding

This study was funded by the Okinaka Memorial Institute of Medical Research.

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