Diana Campelo Delgado,  —

Chinese patients with hereditary transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis, also known as familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), have highly variable genetic and clinical profiles, a retrospective study has found. Yet, according to study findings, Val30Met remains the most common genetic mutation associated with the disease in China. The study “Hereditary…

The levels of blood GDF-15 could detect the development and progression of heart disease in people with hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis, which includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy, a new study suggests. The study, “Plasma growth differentiation factor 15: a novel tool to detect early changes of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis,”…