The amyloidoses are protein-misfolding disorders associated with progressive organ
dysfunction. Immunoglobulin light chain is the most common, amyloid A the longest recognized, …

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a rare worldwide autosomal dominant
disease caused by the systemic deposition of an amyloidogenic variant of transthyretin (TTR), …

Background Oxidative stress is one of the most important components of the ischemia-reperfusion
process after kidney transplantation (KTx) and increases with graft dysfunction. …

Background. Portuguese type familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) is a neuropathic
amyloidosis caused by a mutant transthyretin (TTR). Varying degrees of renal involvement have …

Classical familial amyloid polyneuropathy may have a course with progressive renal
impairment. We studied 62 patients (24 males, 38 females) with FAP, transthyretin variant V30M, …

Portuguese-type amyloidosis (transthyretin amyloidosis, ATTR V30M) is the most common
form of systemic hereditary amyloidosis, inherited in autosomal dominant mode. The disease, …

Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) has been suggested as potential
early marker of delayed graft function (DGF) following kidney transplantation (KTx). We …

Concerns over practices in cyberspace are central to the consolidating international agenda
for cybersecurity. Responses to such concerns come in different shapes and sizes, and are …

Background HLA mismatching is a well known risk factor for worst outcomes in kidney
transplantation. Methods In the present study, HLA antigen and eplet mismatches were …

Aim: Mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains high, particularly among elderly,
who represents the most rapidly growing segment of the ESRD population in wealthier …