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      Familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type I with extracellular superoxide dismutase mutation: a case report.

      Human Pathology
      Adult, Amyloid Neuropathies, blood, enzymology, genetics, Extracellular Space, Genotype, Humans, Male, Mutation, Oxidative Stress, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Prealbumin, Superoxide Dismutase

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          We report an autopsy case of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) Type I with mutations in both transthyretin (TTR) and extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD). This patient started to develop peripheral neuropathy at age 25, followed by cardiac, renal, and autonomic nervous system failure due to massive amyloid deposition. Thirteen years after the initial symptoms, he died of septic shock. Autopsy revealed suppurative peritonitis, multiple abscesses in the bile ducts and urinary tract, and more marked amyloid deposition than commonly seen in FAP. Amyloid deposition occurred in various organs and tissues, especially prominently around blood vessels and in interstitial tissues, and was demonstrated immunohistochemically to be composed of TTR but not amyloid A (AA) and not amyloid L (AL) proteins. The serum EC-SOD content of the patient was 10 fold higher than those seen often in other FAP patients and in healthy controls. Genetic analysis demonstrated the single amino acid substitutions in Val30Met TIR and Arg213Gly EC-SOD. Since these data suggest the dissociation of EC-SOD from the vascular wall, massive amyloid deposition in the present case may be related to increased oxidative stress in loco.

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