Measuring blood levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain (NfL) may help identify nerve damage in people with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy…
hATTR-PN
Amvuttra (vutrisiran) rapidly and consistently reduces blood levels of transthyretin (TTR), the disease-causing protein in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN), across a…
Long-term treatment with Amvuttra (vutrisiran) was found to be safe and to sustain disease stability in people with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN).
Long-term treatment with diflunisal may help slow disease progression in people with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR), according to a Swedish real-world study. The therapy…
A computerized test that measures how quickly and accurately people perform finger tapping and hand movement tasks was able to detect subtle motor problems in…
People carrying the p.V142I mutation in the TTR gene — which is mostly associated with hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (hATTR-CM) — often have polyneuropathy,…
Researchers have identified a common structure among toxic transthyretin (TTR) clumps, called amyloid fibrils, in heart tissue from people carrying mutations linked to hereditary…
Increased levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL), a marker of nerve damage, are associated with more severe neurological symptoms in people with hereditary transthyretin…
The injection therapy Wainua (eplontersen) “offers a vital ray of hope” for people living with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN), an international…
People with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN) often experience eye-related complications such as eye dryness and floaters in the field of vision, according…
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