Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial

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Inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system associated with the deposition of AMYLOID in nerve tissue. The different clinical types based on symptoms correspond to the presence of a variety of mutations in several different proteins including transthyretin (PREALBUMIN); APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; and GELSOLIN.

Descriptor ID	D028227
MeSH Number(s)	C10.574.500.050 C10.668.829.050.050 C16.320.400.050 C16.320.565.176.050 C18.452.648.176.050 C18.452.845.500.050.050 C18.452.845.500.075.050
Concept/Terms	Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Familial Familial Amyloid Neuropathies Familial Amyloid Neuropathy Neuropathies, Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Familial Amyloid Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidosis Amyloidoses, Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidosis, Hereditary Neuropathic Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidoses Neuropathic Amyloidoses, Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidosis, Hereditary Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathies Amyloid Polyneuropathies, Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Familial Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Polyneuropathies, Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Familial Amyloid Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type VI Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type VI Type VI Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Amyloid Polyneuropathy, British Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy, British Type Type III Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type III Iowa Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Iowa Type British Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type IV Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type IV Type IV Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Portuguese Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Portuguese Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Andrade Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type I Familial Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidosis Wohlwill-Corino Andrade Syndrome Syndrome, Wohlwill-Corino Andrade Wohlwill Corino Andrade Syndrome Polyneuritic Amyloidosis, Portuguese Amyloidoses, Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidosis, Portuguese Polyneuritic Polyneuritic Amyloidoses, Portuguese Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidoses Portuguese Polyneuritic Amyloidosis Portuguese Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy Type I Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Wohlwill-Andrade Syndrome Syndrome, Wohlwill-Andrade Wohlwill Andrade Syndrome Amyloid Neuropathy Type 1 Neuropathic Amyloid Syndrome Amyloid Syndrome, Neuropathic Amyloid Syndromes, Neuropathic Neuropathic Amyloid Syndromes Syndrome, Neuropathic Amyloid Syndromes, Neuropathic Amyloid Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Appalachian Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Appalachian Type Appalachian Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Jewish Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Jewish Type Jewish Type Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type V Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type V Finnish Type Familial Amyloid Neuropathy Type V Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Neuropathy, Finnish Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Swiss Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Swiss Type Swiss Type Amyloid Polyneuropathy Type II Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy, Type II

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurodegenerative Diseases [C10.574]
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C10.574.500]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C10.574.500.050]
Neuromuscular Diseases [C10.668]
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases [C10.668.829]
Amyloid Neuropathies [C10.668.829.050]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C10.668.829.050.050]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C16.320.400]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C16.320.400.050]
Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C16.320.565]
Amyloidosis, Familial [C16.320.565.176]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C16.320.565.176.050]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
Metabolism, Inborn Errors [C18.452.648]
Amyloidosis, Familial [C18.452.648.176]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C18.452.648.176.050]
Proteostasis Deficiencies [C18.452.845]
Amyloidosis [C18.452.845.500]
Amyloid Neuropathies [C18.452.845.500.050]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C18.452.845.500.050.050]
Amyloidosis, Familial [C18.452.845.500.075]
Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial [C18.452.845.500.075.050]

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