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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis overview.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Dec 2022
Manganelli Fiore, Fabrizi Gian Maria, Luigetti Marco, Mandich Paola, Mazzeo Anna, Pareyson Davide
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary amyloidogenic transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited disorder caused by mutations in the transthyretin (TTR) gene. The pathogenetic model of ATTRv amyloidosis indicates that amyloidogenic, usually missense, mutations destabilize the native TTR favouring the dissociation of the tetramer into partially unfolded species that self-assemble into amyloid fibrils. Amyloid...
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