Publications by authors named "Paula Grieger"
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- Hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the transthyretin gene, impacting patients in diverse ways; this study examines the demographics, clinical features, and genetic variants of suspected hATTR cases among 3,167 participants.
- The research identified five key clinical phenotypes linked to 22 symptoms, with a focus on polyneuropathy and cardiomyopathy; it also determined gender differences in symptom presentation.
- Of the participants, 92 were diagnosed with hATTR (3%) having 17 unique genetic variants, predominantly the p.Val50Met variant; in contrast, 503 participants had wild-type
Background: Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the more common sexually transmitted diseases in Germany. Vaccination against HPV was introduced in Germany in 2007. In this study, we sought to detect a population-based decline in the incidence of cervical cancer in women under age 30 who were eligible for vaccination in the first 11 years after its introduction.
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