📋Overview
Transthyretin Methionine-30 Amyloidosis is a hereditary form of transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis) caused by a mutation substituting methionine at position 30 of the transthyretin (TTR) protein. It is a variant of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, a condition characterized by abnormal amyloid protein deposits derived from mutated transthyretin, leading to progressive organ dysfunction, primarily affecting peripheral nerves and the heart.
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