Abdominal fat pad biopsies exhibit good diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected transthyretin amyloidosis | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Full Text

Abdominal fat pad biopsies exhibit good diagnostic accuracy in patients with suspected transthyretin amyloidosis | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Full Text

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...

Authors:Hedvig Paulsson Rokke, Nima Sadat Gousheh, Per Westermark, Ole B. Suhr, Intissar Anan, Elisabet Ihse, Björn Pilebro and Jonas Wixner

Citation:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2020 15:278

Content type:Research

 

Published on: 8 October 2020

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