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The toxic transthyretin (TTR) clumps that form in people with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) caused by Val30Met, the most common disease-causing mutation, are structurally different in the eye and the heart, a study suggests. These findings highlight the structural variability of TTR clumps between organs, even when associated with…
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A man with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) developed eye problems years after he was found to have an uncommon disease-causing mutation called ATTRD18E, according to a case report from Canada. Abnormal findings included vitreous opacities, or eye floaters, and retinal angiopathy — a condition in which blood vessels at…
MRI scans of pelvis and leg muscles may serve as a marker of progression and treatment response in people with hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis, a group of conditions that also includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), a small Italian study suggests. The study, “Muscle MRI as a…
The vagus nerve, the longest cranial nerve running from the brain through to the abdomen, is wider in people with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) than in people without the disease, a small study in China found. Researchers also observed that its dimensions, measured by ultrasound imaging, correlated with the…
Columnist Jaime Christmas is usually just waking up when her husband is falling asleep. Insomnia is another challenge of hATTR amyloidosis.
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