An International, multicenter, epidemiological observational study investigating the prevalence of Transthyretin-Related Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) in participants with small fiber polyneuropathy of no obvious etiology.
Description: Dry Blood Spot (DBS) samples will be genetically validated via combination of Next-Generation Sequencing (the mutation will be confirmed by Sanger sequencing) and the Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) of TTR gene
Measure: Epidemiological analysis of prevalence of the TTR FAP in participants with small fiber polyneuropathy of no obvious etiology. Time: 3 yearsDescription: Samples carrying a mutation in the TTR gene will be biochemically analyzed via liquid chromatography multiple reaction monitoring MS and compared with a merged control cohort, in order to establish TTR mutation-specific biomarker/s.
Measure: Establishment of a biomarker in TTR-positive cohort Time: 3 yearsCohort
There is one SNP
It accounts several thousand cases worldwide, with Val30Met mutation identified in most patients and with endemic foci in Portugal, Sweden and Japan. --- Val30Met ---