Chumakova O S, Nasonova S N, Frolova Y V, Stepanova E A, Mershina E A, Sinitsyn V E, Zateyshchikov D A, Zhirov I V
Central State Medical Academy of the President of the Russian Federation.
City Clinical Hospital №17.
Ter Arkh. 2023 May 31;95(4):335-340. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2023.04.202160.
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR-amyloidosis) is a systemic disorder associated with extracellular deposition in the tissues and organs of amyloid fibrils, transthyretin-containing insoluble protein-polysaccharide complexes. The change in transthyretin conformation, leading to its destabilization and amyloidogenicity, can be acquired (wild type, ATTRwt) and hereditary due to mutations in the gene (variant, ATTRv) [1, 2]. Hereditary ATTR-amyloidosis has an earlier onset and greater phenotypic diversity. The age of the manifestation, the predominant phenotype, and the prognosis are often determined by the genetic variant. To date, more than 140 variants in the gene have been identified; however, most of them are described in single patients and do not have clear evidence of pathogenicity. The prospects of a new pathogenetic treatment of ATTR-amyloidosis [3], especially effective in the early stages of the disease, increases the relevance of timely diagnosis, which is challenging due to physicians' lack of awareness. This article presents a clinical case of ATTRv-amyloidosis associated with a rare pathogenic variant in the gene and a newly described skin symptom. This article is a literature review.
转甲状腺素蛋白淀粉样变性(ATTR淀粉样变性)是一种全身性疾病,与淀粉样原纤维(含转甲状腺素蛋白的不溶性蛋白质 - 多糖复合物)在组织和器官中的细胞外沉积有关。转甲状腺素蛋白构象的改变导致其不稳定和淀粉样变性,这种改变可以是获得性的(野生型,ATTRwt),也可以是由于该基因的突变导致的遗传性改变(变异型,ATTRv)[1,2]。遗传性ATTR淀粉样变性发病更早,表型多样性更大。发病年龄、主要表型和预后通常由基因变异决定。迄今为止,已在该基因中鉴定出140多种变异;然而,其中大多数仅在个别患者中有所描述,且没有明确的致病性证据。ATTR淀粉样变性新的致病治疗方法[3]在疾病早期尤其有效,这增加了及时诊断的相关性,而由于医生认识不足,及时诊断具有挑战性。本文介绍了一例与该基因中一种罕见的致病变异相关的ATTRv淀粉样变性临床病例以及一种新描述的皮肤症状。本文是一篇文献综述。