Your DNA is composed of over 20,000 “coding genes,” which determine pretty much everything to do with your body and mind — from the color of your hair follicles to your cells’ ability to repair and ...

UC San Diego Health is first in the nation to offer a new injectable medication to patients with nerve damage caused by hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis, a rare disease that can be fatal without ...

The association between amyloidosis and aortic valve stenosis has attracted considerable international attention. However, when researchers at Umeå University investigated the hereditary form of ...

It can be tough to share the news of a genetic health condition, but doing so empowers your relatives to take charge of their health. ATTR occurs when the protein transthyretin (TTR), which is made in ...

A stark 82% of assessed patients with hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis exhibited at least 1 gastrointestinal symptom, warranting the need for gastroenterologists in multidisciplinary ...

UC San Diego Health is first in the nation to offer a new injectable medication to patients with nerve damage caused by hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis, a rare disease that can be fatal without ...

Living with hATTR-PN can be challenging, both physically and emotionally. However, multiple resources can offer treatment support, financial help, and ways to connect with others. Hereditary ...

More people in the UK are at risk of a hereditary form of cardiac amyloidosis, a potentially fatal heart condition, than previously thought, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended in its April meetings approval of marketing authorizations for two orphan medicines: Alyftrek for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and Attrogy for the ...