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Cryo-EM confirms a common fibril fold in the heart of four patients with ATTRwt amyloidosis.
Communications biology - 27 Jul 2024
Nguyen Binh An, Singh Virender, Afrin Shumaila, Singh Preeti, Pekala Maja, Ahmed Yasmin, Pedretti Rose, Canepa Jacob, Lemoff Andrew, Kluve-Beckerman Barbara, Wydorski Pawel M, Chhapra Farzeen, Saelices Lorena
Abstract excerpt
ATTR amyloidosis results from the conversion of transthyretin into amyloid fibrils that deposit in tissues causing organ failure and death. This conversion is facilitated by mutations in ATTRv amyloidosis, or aging in ATTRwt amyloidosis. ATTRv amyloidosis exhibits extreme phenotypic variability, whereas ATTRwt amyloidosis presentation is consistent and predictable. Previously, we found unique structural...
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