Review: TTR amyloidosis-structural features leading to protein aggregation and their implications on therapeutic strategies.

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Transthyretin amyloidosis represents a spectrum of clinical syndromes that, in all cases except senile systemic amyloidosis, are dependent on the mutation present in the transthyretin (TTR) protein. Although the role of amyloid deposits in the pathogenesis of the disease is not clear, preventing their formation or promoting their disaggregation is necessary to control the development of clinical symptoms. The...

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