Diflunisal is used off-label to treat familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), but it may be as safe and effective as…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Applying a fluorescent green tracer called AMDX-9101 during a routine eye exam may enable the detection of the toxic transthyretin…
Nearly every fifth adult with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR), a group of conditions that includes familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP),…
Young adults at risk for familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) face unique psychological and social challenges, and likely would benefit…
The first patient has been dosed in a China-based Phase 1/2a clinical trial testing YOLT-201, Yoltech Therapeutics’ one-time gene-editing…
The oral medication tafamidis meglumine appears to be well tolerated by adults with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) in…
Getting genetic counseling can encourage people at risk for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis to have genetic testing and know they have…
Rising levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain (NfL) in the blood may indicate nerve damage due to…
Tegsedi (inotersen) safely and effectively slowed the progression of polyneuropathy, or damage to multiple nerves, when taken for up…
The parameters of muscle ultrasound, which uses sound waves to make pictures of muscles, are significantly different among people with…