Elderly patients with suspected Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease should be tested for the TTR gene for effective treatments.

Takaki TaniguchiMasahiro AndoYuji OkamotoAkiko YoshimuraYujiro HiguchiAkihiro HashiguchiNozomu MatsudaMamoru YamamotoEisuke DohiMakoto TakahashiMasanao YoshinoTaichi NomuraMasaaki Matsushima Ichiro YabeYui SanpeiHiroyuki Ishiura Jun MitsuiMasanori NakagawaShoji TsujiHiroshi Takashima

Published in: Journal of human genetics (2022)

For effective treatments, the transthyretin gene should be screened in patients with suspected CMT with old age at onset of neurological symptoms, initial sensory symptoms, and histories of suspected CIDP.

Keyphrases

copy number
genome wide
genome wide identification
sleep quality
pulmonary embolism
gene expression
community dwelling
depressive symptoms
genome wide analysis
brain injury