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Patisiran, an RNAi Therapeutic, for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis

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Patisiran improved multiple clinical manifestations of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy and showed an effect on gait speed and modified BMI.
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BACKGROUND: Patisiran, an investigational RNA interference therapeutic agent, specifically inhibits hepatic synthesis of transthyretin.METHODS: In this phase 3 trial, we randomly assigned patients ...

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Guideline of transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis for clinicians

TL;DR: Providing guidance on making a definitive diagnosis, methods for disease staging and evaluation of disease progression, and discuss symptom mitigation and treatment strategies, including liver transplant and several pharmacotherapies that have shown promise in clinical trials are provided.
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Transthyretin (TTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis

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