
Appalachian Type Amyloidosis
📋Overview
Appalachian Type Amyloidosis is a legacy term historically used to describe a form of hereditary amyloidosis found in certain populations in the Appalachian region of the United States. This condition is now recognized as a variant of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis), a genetic disorder characterized by abnormal deposition of transthyretin protein amyloid fibrils in tissues. The modern preferred term is hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis).
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