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The aims of this review were to describe the case of a patient with debilitating neuroarthropathy of the ankles and feet and reveal a primary systemic (amyloid…

Familial amyloidosis (synonym for familiar amyloid polyneuropathy [FAP]) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease, caused by mutations in the transthyretin (TTR)…

After you are diagnosed with cancer, it's important to think about the different costs that could add up during treatment and recovery. This can be difficult, since…

BACKGROUND: Cardiac amyloidosis is a fatal disease whose prognosis and treatment rely on identification of the amyloid type. In our aging population transthyretin…

Introduction: Cerebral amyloidoma is an infrequently recognized condition that can be confused with a more malignant etiology. Few cases have been reported. We…

Amyloidomas are benign tumorlike lesions consisting of localized deposits of amyloid and are the rarest form in the group of amyloidosis-related lesions. Diagnosis…

Sequence Mutations of Human Transthyretin (reported through 8/2/2001)

The rising prevalence of several associated risk factors, including genetic mutations, chronic inflammation or infection, overproduction of specific proteins, etc…