[The value of nerve biopsy in the diagnosis of familial amyloidosis].
Nerve biopsies are useful for the etiological diagnosis of certain polyneuropathies. One of them is familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy, which can be diagnosed and specified on the basis of a Kongo-red stain and immunohistochemical analysis of the amyloid deposited in the nerve. This possibility is illustrated by a case report. A review of the various clinical, morphological and genetic aspects of these diseases is given.
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Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Kantonsspital Basel.
Ulrich
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D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology*