A New Prealbumin Variant in Familial Amyloid Cardiomyopathy of Danish Origin

Abstract

A C-terminal fragment of a prealbumin variant was isolated from amyloid material obtained from the myocardium of a patient (Han) with familial amyloid cardiomyopathy of Danish origin. The prealbumin variant fragment was shown to have a methionine for leucine substitution in position 111.