Undergo regular eye examinations (especially in patients with familial amyloidosis) due to amyloid deposition behind the lens. Seek genetic counseling to learn about the risks of passing the ...

Art Still has ATTR amyloidosis, an inherited heart condition that dramatically impacts Black men and the former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end wants to raise awareness.

So PYP scans are how the vast majority of TTR amyloid is diagnosed. If you have a positive PYP scan, you ought to make sure to do genetic testing to know if you’re dealing with the hereditary or ...

AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ polyneuropathy drug has won approval in the European Union (EU), where it will be ...

“Today’s approval of WAINZUA in Europe offers adults with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with polyneuropathy a new, self-administered treatment option that provides consistent ...

Ionis Pharmaceuticals IONS announced that the European Commission (“EC”) has approved Wainzua (eplontersen) for treating adult patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis with ...

Erythropoietin-producing hepatoma (Eph) receptors, including EphA4, are expressed on the cell surface and involved in brain development, which involves extensive pruning of synapses. A variant in ...

There are three major subtypes of amyloidosis: primary amyloidosis, secondary amyloidosis, and hereditary amyloidosis (Khan & Falk, 2001; Nakata & Shimamoto, 2003; Smith, 2003). Primary ...