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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 10, 2003 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Transthyretin Tyr69-to-Ile mutation (doublenucleotide substitution in codon 69) in a Japanese familial amyloidosis patient with cardiomyopathy and carpal tunnel syndrome

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Pages 25-28 | Received 12 Jun 2002, Accepted 24 Oct 2002, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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