Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy

Mar 08, 2018

Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease that occurs due to deposition of variant TTR (transthyretin) protein in humans. It is mainly characterized into two main types i.e. Hereditary ATTR (hATTR) and Wild-Type (wt) ATTR. The number of Diagnosed Prevalent Population of Transthyre...

Jan 19, 2018

Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (also known as transthyretin amyloidosis, TTR, and FAP) is a group of endangering multisystem disorders which are transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. It is caused by the excessive accumulation of amyloid in the organs and tissues. The first identified cause of FAP is the Val30...