familial amyloidosis

fa·mil·i·al am·y·loid neu·rop·a·thy

[MIM*105120, various kinds] a disorder in which various peripheral nerves are infiltrated with amyloid and their functions disturbed; an abnormal prealbumin is also formed and is present in the blood; characteristically, it begins during midlife and is found largely in patients of Portuguese descent; autosomal dominant inheritance. Other rare clinical types occur. Synonym(s): familial amyloidosis, hereditary amyloidosis

familial amyloidosis

The only inherited form of amyloidosis. In this variant of the disease, transthyretin is manufactured by the liver and deposits in a wide variety of tissues, causing them to malfunction. See also: amyloidosis

单词	familial amyloidosis
释义	DictionarySeeamyloidosisEncyclopediaSeeAmyloidosis familial amyloidosis fa·mil·i·al am·y·loid neu·rop·a·thy [MIM*105120, various kinds] a disorder in which various peripheral nerves are infiltrated with amyloid and their functions disturbed; an abnormal prealbumin is also formed and is present in the blood; characteristically, it begins during midlife and is found largely in patients of Portuguese descent; autosomal dominant inheritance. Other rare clinical types occur. Synonym(s): familial amyloidosis, hereditary amyloidosis familial amyloidosis The only inherited form of amyloidosis. In this variant of the disease, transthyretin is manufactured by the liver and deposits in a wide variety of tissues, causing them to malfunction. See also: amyloidosis AcronymsSeeFA
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