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January 17, 2022 News by Margarida Maia, PhD

Case Reveals Late-onset Eye Problems May Be Sign of Severe Disease

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…

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