can cause familial amyloid cardiomyopathy
Transthyretin get misfolded, producing an
amyloid protein that infiltrates the myocardium (infiltrative cardiomyopathy).
→☆restrictive cardiomyopathy
→☆diastolic heart failure
can also cause familial amyloid polyneuropathies
(*TTN → encodes titin= anchors β-myosin heavy chain to z-disc, contributing to passive myocardial tension)
cardiovascular
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