The amyloid fibrils damage tissues and organs, causing symptoms that worsen over time. The most common sites of amyloid buildup in hATTR amyloidosis are nerves and the heart. Other targeted areas ...

Several case reports and retrospective cohort studies have described a marginal benefit with the use of internal cardioverter defibrillators in patients with cardiac amyloidosis. Detection of ...

2 Haematology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands - highly specific for amyloid A amyloidosis (AA) only. - DNA analysis of TTR gene to detect ...

Getting a diagnosis for hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a multistep process. Amyloidosis is a rare disease ...

Until recently, specific etiologic factors that are associated with a poorer prognosis, such as cardiac amyloidosis (average prevalence of 6.3% among patients with heart failure with preserved ...

Now, Scripps Research scientists have uncovered new structures of transthyretin. Their findings, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology on January 22, 2025, show how the three-dimension ...

The most common nonfamilial forms of amyloidosis that involve the kidney are the AL (amyloid light chain) and AA (serum amyloid A) types. These two forms require different treatment strategies ...

Professor Julian Gillmore, a specialist at the UCL National Amyloidosis Centre ... know can be highly effective at slowing down the symptoms of this condition," he added. "Now, we have the ...

Insights into the structures could lead to improved treatment strategies for transthyretin amyloidosis, a progressive, fatal disease in men.

Considering taking supplements to treat amyloidosis? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of amyloidosis. Follow the links to read common uses ...

Life Molecular Imaging (LMI), an international pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and offering novel cutting-edge PET radiopharmaceuticals for imaging, announces that the U.S. Food and ...