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Fat accumulation in the soleus muscle, a large muscle of the lower leg, may be indicative of disease progression in people with hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis, a group of conditions that includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), a small study in China suggests. The study, “Skeletal Muscle Involvement Pattern of…
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A seven-year genetic screening program in Bulgaria involving people at high risk of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis — a group of conditions that also includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) — found patients showed mixed symptoms, with some clinical peculiarities related to specific disease-causing mutations. According to researchers, such genetic screening is…
The first patient has been dosed in the second part of a Phase 1 trial evaluating NTLA-2001, Intellia Therapeutics’ investigational gene-editing therapy for people with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) and other forms of ATTR amyloidosis. The first part of the study exposed patients to single ascending doses of…
A Russian military plane crash near Tetiana Zamorska’s home in Kyiv, Ukraine, was a sign that it was time for her and her family to leave. The treacherous, 34-hour pilgrimage that ultimately brought the group of eight by car to temporary accommodations in neighboring Poland last month was physically and emotionally difficult,…
Keeping a record of her husband’s health has been crucial for columnist Jaime Christmas. She recommends journaling to all caregivers.
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