Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis in Austria: Prevalence and Epidemiological Hot Spots

Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis in Austria: Prevalence and Epidemiological Hot Spots

Background: Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder caused by an accumulation of amyloid fibrils in tissues due to mutations in the transthyretin (<i>TTR</i>) gene. The prevalence of hATTR is still unclear and likely underestimated in ma...

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Main Authors: Michaela Auer-Grumbach, Rene Rettl, Klemens Ablasser, Hermine Agis, Christian Beetz, Franz Duca, Martin Gattermeier, Franz Glaser, Markus Hacker, Renate Kain, Birgit Kaufmann, Gabor G. Kovacs, Christian Lampl, Neira Ljevakovic, Jutta Nagele, Gerhard Pölzl, Stefan Quasthoff, Bernadette Raimann, Helmut Rauschka, Christian Reiter, Volha Skrahina, Othmar Schuhfried, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Nicolas D. Verheyen, Julia Wanschitz, Thomas Weber, Reinhard Windhager, Raphael Wurm, Friedrich Zimprich, Wolfgang N. Löscher, Diana Bonderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
<i>TTR</i>
amyloidosis
prevalence
cardiomyopathy
polyneuropathy
transthyretin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/7/2234

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