Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a rare progressive disease that is passed from parent to child. It is caused by a mutant form of the transthyretin (TTR) protein that can damage vital ...

The kidneys become hard and small with buildup of amyloid. It is important for the nurse to assess the extent of kidney involvement in amyloidosis and the development of the nephrotic syndrome.

Mr P T Khaw, Wound Healing Research Unit, Department of Pathology and Glaucoma, Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, Bath Street, London EC1V9EL AIMS To establish a simple model of ...

Recent approvals by the Food and Drug Administration have focused on medications that shrink the sticky brain deposits of a protein called amyloid beta. The errant growth of this protein is ...

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Figure 1 Evolution of amyloid deposits in AD. From the analysis of the presence of amyloid in brains obtained at autopsy three stages can be distinguished in the gradual development of cortical ...

Repeat MRI another 9 months later showed resolution of many of the parenchymal abnormalities, but with several new regions containing more peripheral microbleeds. Amyloid-PET (using 18 F-florbetapir) ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a dominant form of dementia, representing 60 to 70 percent of cases. Recent approvals by the Food and Drug Administration have focused on medications that shrink the sticky ...

Trichiasis was only recognised in the patients of Family 1, who had the most severe moniliform blepharosis with partial madarosis (figure 2). Patient 1A had chronic conjunctival redness with minute ...

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