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Clinical Implications of the Amyloidogenic V122I Transthyretin Variant in the General Population.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 Mar 2022
Kozlitina Julia, Garg Sonia, Drazner Mark H, Matulevicius Susan A, Ayers Colby, Overton John, Reid Jeffrey, Baras Aris, Rao Krishnasree, Pandey Ambarish, Berry Jarett, de Lemos James A, Grodin Justin L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The V122I variant in transthyretin (TTR) is the most common amyloidogenic mutation worldwide. The aim of this study is to describe the cardiac phenotype and risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes of young V122I TTR carriers in the general population. METHODS AND RESULTS: TTR genotypes were extracted from whole-exome sequence data in participants of the Dallas Heart Study. Participants with African...
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