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Improvement in the polyneuropathy associated with familial amyloid polyneuropathy after liver transplantation

Ole B. Suhr, Gösta Holmgren, Yukio Ando

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To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Bergethon et al.1 The observed improvements are good news for all involved in treatment of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP). However, if the improvements in motor function are due to improved nerve function, the results should be detectable by EMG. Published results of EMG examination before and after transplantation so far do not shown any marked improvement in FAP patients' nerve function. We did not detect any convincing improvement in EMG after liver …

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Key concepts: Polyneuropathy, Liver transplantation, Amyloid polyneuropathy, Medicine, Transplantation, Motor function, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Internal medicine