Established and candidate transthyretin amyloidosis variants identified in the Saudi population by data mining

Abstract Background Familial transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (ATTR) is an autosomal dominant disease with significant phenotypic heterogeneity. Its prevalence in Saudi Arabia has not previously been investigated. An existing exome variant database of Saudi individuals, sequenced to globally investig...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Abouelhoda, Dania Mohty, Islam Alayary, Brian F. Meyer, Stefan T. Arold, Bahaa M. Fadel, Dorota Monies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Human Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40246-021-00351-2