New simple and quick method to analyze serum variant transthyretins: direct MALDI method for the screening of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv amyloidosis) is caused by a variant transthyretin (TTR), which is a serum protein secreted by the liver. Mass spectrometry (MS) is a useful tool that can detect vari...
Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Toshiya Nomura, Mitsuharu Ueda, Masayoshi Tasaki, Yohei Misumi, Teruaki Masuda, Yasuteru Inoue, Yukimoto Tsuda, Masamitsu Okada, Takahiro Okazaki, Kyosuke Kanenawa, Aito Isoguchi, Makoto Nakamura, Konen Obayashi, Satoru Shinriki, Hirotaka Matsui, Taro Yam Tags: Research Source Type: research