Early-Onset of Transthyretin Amyloidosis in a Young Afro-Caribbean Woman With Thr60Ala Mutation

Early-Onset of Transthyretin Amyloidosis in a Young Afro-Caribbean Woman With Thr60Ala Mutation

Transthyretin amyloidosis involves the deposition of transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the body. We report an unusual case of a young Afro-Caribbean woman harboring a Thr60Ala mutation who presented with clinical signs of heart failure and polyneuropathy confirmed with genetic testing and results of...

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Main Authors: Stormy C. Keppel, MD, Thomas H. Brannagan, III, MD, Stephen Helmke, RDCS, MPH, Jeffeny De Los Santos, MD, Leidy J. Gonzalez, MD, Raisy Fayerman, MD, Sergio Teruya, MD, Mathew S. Maurer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
amyloidosis
cardiomyopathy
early-onset
hereditary
polyneuropathy
transthyretin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920311128

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