EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SYMPTOMATIC HEREDITARY TRANSTHYRETIN AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY: A GLOBAL CASE SERIES

Abstract We describe 542 cases of symptomatic hereditary transthyretin amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN) identified through a review of the literature published between 2005 and 2016.Approximately 18% of the cases were from countries where ATTR-PN is traditionally considered to be endemic (i.e., Portugal, Japan, and Sweden).East Asia (Japan, China,