amyloid polyneuropathy


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polyneuropathy

 [pol″e-noo͡-rop´ah-the]
a disease involving several nerves.
amyloid polyneuropathy polyneuropathy caused by amyloidosis; symptoms may include dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sensory disturbances in the extremities.
familial amyloid polyneuropathy autosomal dominant amyloid polyneuropathy occurring in hereditary amyloidosis; subtypes include Finnish type, Indiana type, Iowa type, and Portuguese type. The Finnish and Indiana types are slowly progressive, whereas in the Portuguese and Iowa types death may occur within 7 to 10 years.
erythredema polyneuropathy acrodynia.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

amyloid polyneuropathy

Polyneuropathy characterized by deposition of amyloid in nerves.
See also: polyneuropathy
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has earned a $1 million milestone payment from GlaxoSmithKline for the advancement of the Phase II/III study of ISIS-TTRRx in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), a severe and rare genetic disease characterized by progressive dysfunction of peripheral nerve and/or heart tissues.
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