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ReviewJournal of neurology2024

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: a myriad of factors that influence phenotypic variability.

Estefânia Carvalho, Andreia Dias, Teresa Coelho, Alda Sousa, Miguel Alves-Ferreira, Mariana Santos, Carolina Lemos

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Review in Journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Estefânia CarvalhoInstituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5969-9501
Andreia DiasInstituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1070-9606
Teresa CoelhoUnidade Corino de Andrade (UCA), Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA), Porto, Portugal.
Alda SousaInstituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5441-1815
Miguel Alves-FerreiraInstituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4275-9598
Mariana SantosInstituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2343-2215
Carolina LemosInstituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde (i3S), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. cclemos@icbas.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9803-9584

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 2022.01656.PTDC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hereditary transthyretin-related amyloidosis (ATTRv amyloidosis) is a rare and progressively debilitating disease characterized by the deposition of transthyretin (TTR) amyloid fibrils in various organs and tissues, most commonly in the heart and peripheral nerves. This pathological deposition can lead to significant organ dysfunction and, ultimately, organ failure. ATTRv amyloidosis exhibits a broad range of clinical presentations, from purely neurological symptoms to purely cardiac manifestations, as well as mixed phenotypes which result from both neurological and cardiac implications. This wide phenotypical spectrum realistically challenges disease diagnosis and prognosis, especially in individuals without or with an unknown family history. Multiple factors are thought to contribute to this variability, including genetic, epigenetic, and even environmental influences. Understanding these factors is crucial, as they can significantly affect disease expression and progression. This review aims to summarize each of these contributing factors, to help elucidate the current knowledge on the phenotypical variability of ATTRv amyloidosis.

Indexed as

Amyloid Neuropathies, FamilialPhenotypeHumansPrealbuminPrealbuminAmyloidosisDiagnosisPhenotypic variabilityTransthyretin

Identifiers

PMID38907862
PMCPMC11377651

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