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August 28, 2018 News by Alice Melao

Blood Vessel Response to Vasodilator Agent Can Help Determine FAP Severity, Study Suggests

A noninvasive evaluation of the response of skin blood vessels to a vasodilator compound can help detect the extent of nerve cell damage in patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), researchers suggest. This finding was reported in the study, “Axon reflex–mediated vasodilation is reduced in proportion to…

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