Diagnosis of genetic amyloidosis through the analysis of transthyretin gene mutation using high-resolution melting.

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Transthyretin amyloidosis can be either the wild-type (ATTR-wt) or the hereditary form (ATTR-m) with autosomal dominant inheritance. ATTR seems to be an underdiagnosed disease, despite now being recognized as one of the most frequent causes of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction. The confirmation of diagnosis includes a genetic analysis as a critical step to distinguish between ATTR-wt and...

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