Diagnosis and management of transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Japan: red-flag symptom clusters and treatment algorithm

Diagnosis and management of transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Japan: red-flag symptom clusters and treatment algorithm

Abstract Hereditary ATTR (ATTRm) amyloidosis (also called transthyretin-type familial amyloid polyneuropathy [ATTR-FAP]) is an autosomal-dominant, adult-onset, rare systemic disorder predominantly characterized by irreversible, progressive, and persistent peripheral nerve damage. TTR gene mutations...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Sekijima, Mitsuharu Ueda, Haruki Koike, Sonoko Misawa, Tomonori Ishii, Yukio Ando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Disease-modifying agent
Tafamidis
Liver transplantation
Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis
Familial amyloid polyneuropathy
Amyloidosis neuropathy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-017-0726-x

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