Number of annual liver transplants for ATTRv reported to FAPWTR. (IMAGE)

First Hospital of Jilin University

Number of annual liver transplants for ATTRv reported to FAPWTR.

Caption

The study period was limited to the year 2012, before the regular use of disease-modifying pharmacotherapy began (dotted line). ATTRv, hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis; FAPWTR, Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy World Transplant Registry.

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By Henryk E Wilczek, Marie Tranäng, Teresa Coelho, Bo-Göran Ericzon.

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