Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a rare progressive disease ...

Amyloidosis is a rare condition that causes an abnormal protein called amyloid to build up in the body. ... liver, or heart. This type used to be called secondary amyloidosis. Beta-2 Microglobulin ...

A woman presented with AA amyloidosis that was found to be caused by a genetic lesion in an inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma that led to overproduction of interleukin-6. Resection of the liver t ...

These amyloids can gather in different organs throughout the body, including the heart, liver and kidneys. When amyloids form in the heart, the condition is referred to as cardiac amyloidosis.

Elsie soon learned the cause - cardiac amyloidosis. "We used to think of it more as a rare disease," says Dr. Carly Fabrizio of Temple Health. But Dr. Fabrizio says heart failure specialists like ...

Amyloidosis occurs when the body produces abnormal proteins that bind together to form a substance called amyloid. Amyloids can deposit in any tissue or organ, including the heart, kidneys, liver ...

The advance is being hailed not just for amyloidosis patients but also as a proof-of-concept that CRISPR could be used to treat many other, much more common diseases. It's a new way of using the ...

Over 200 patients were dosed, and 365 enrolled in the Nex-Z MAGNITUDE trial, aiming for 765 by early 2027. Intellia plans BLA filing for NTLA-2002 in HAE by late 2026, with a U.S. launch targeted ...