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Tegsedi Now Approved in Canada for FAP Treatment in Adults

Tegsedi (inotersen), by Akcea Therapeutics and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, has been granted approval in Canada as a treatment for stage 1 or stage 2 polyneuropathy in adults with hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis, also called familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). This announcement comes at about the same time as Tegsedi’s…

Alnylam Submits New Drug Application in Japan for Patisiran in Treatment of Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) for  the approval of patisiran as a treatment for hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis. hATTR amyloidosis, also known as familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), is caused by mutations in the TTR gene. It…

Tests used to assess sensitivity to heat and cold may help diagnose patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) earlier as well as track their improvement after liver transplant, a case study suggests. The study, “Evidence of neurophysiological improvement of early manifestations of small-fiber dysfunction after liver transplantation in a…

Rare Case of FAP and Mitochondrial Disease Reported in Study

The rare case of a patient in Italy who had familial amyloid poyneuropathy (FAP) in addition to mitochondrial disease was described in a report published in the journal Amyloid. The report was titled “Progressive axonal polyneuropathy in a mitochondrial disorder: an uncommon association with familial amyloid neuropathy.”…