title: Early diagnosis and management of patients with familial ATTR amyloidosis receiving livers from asymptomatic variant TTR carriers.
abstract: The possibility of a patient with familial ATTR amyloidosis receiving a liver from an asymptomatic variant TTR carrier is remote [corrected].However, in 2008, it was reported that this unlikely event occurred in a patient in Portugal. We report our protocol for early diagnosis and management of this entity.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munar-Qués
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viader-Farré
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zabay-Becerril
authors.forename: Juana María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mulet-Ferrer
mesh_terms: D028227:Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D028226:Amyloidosis, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009154:Mutation; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011228:Prealbumin