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Genetic screening for transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy to avoid misdiagnosis in patients with polyneuropathy associated with high protein in the cerebrospinal fluid

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported (student scholarship) by UFPR. Genetic analysis (TTR gene) was supported by Pfizer. The laboratory team of the Mendelics (São Paulo) for their collaboration in the genetic analysis.

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This study was supported (student scholarship) by UFPR. Genetic analysis (TTR gene) was supported by Pfizer.

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  1. Service of Neuromuscular Disorders, Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, 80060-900, Brazil

    Paulo José Lorenzoni, Vinicius Riegel Giugno, Renata Dal-Prá Ducci, Lineu Cesar Werneck, Claudia Suemi Kamoi Kay & Rosana Herminia Scola

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Lorenzoni, P.J., Giugno, V.R., Ducci, R.DP. et al. Genetic screening for transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy to avoid misdiagnosis in patients with polyneuropathy associated with high protein in the cerebrospinal fluid. Acta Neurol Belg 123, 1655–1657 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02215-z

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