Abdominal fat pad biopsies exhibit good diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected transthyretin amyloidosis

The diagnostic accuracy of histopathological detection of transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) by Congo red staining of abdominal fat samples has been questioned since low sensitivity has been reported, especially for...

Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - October 8, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hedvig Paulsson Rokke, Nima Sadat Gousheh, Per Westermark, Ole B. Suhr, Intissar Anan, Elisabet Ihse, Bj örn Pilebro and Jonas Wixner Tags: Research Source Type: research