2024
Clinical spectrum of Transthyretin amyloidogenic mutations among diverse population origins
De Lillo A, Pathak G, Low A, De Angelis F, Abou Alaiwi S, Miller E, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Clinical spectrum of Transthyretin amyloidogenic mutations among diverse population origins. Human Genomics 2024, 18: 31. PMID: 38523305, PMCID: PMC10962184, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-024-00596-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac congenital anomaliesAmyloidogenic mutationsCross-ancestry meta-analysisCongenital anomaliesComplex genotype-phenotype correlationsVal122Ile mutationGenotype-phenotype correlationPeripheral nerve disordersHereditary form of amyloidosisAncestry-specificCross-ancestryEuropean-descent individualsEast AsiansTTR-related amyloidosisIndividuals of African descentPopulation originClinical presentationAtrioventricular blockClinical spectrumDelayed diagnosisTTR mutationsAfrican descentNerve disordersTransthyretin mutationMutations
2017
Population diversity of the genetically determined TTR expression in human tissues and its implications in TTR amyloidosis
Iorio A, De Angelis F, Di Girolamo M, Luigetti M, Pradotto LG, Mazzeo A, Frusconi S, My F, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Population diversity of the genetically determined TTR expression in human tissues and its implications in TTR amyloidosis. BMC Genomics 2017, 18: 254. PMID: 28335735, PMCID: PMC5364715, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3646-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype-phenotype correlationHuman populationComplex genotype-phenotype correlationsFamilial amyloidotic cardiomyopathyTTR expressionTTR amyloidosisGTEx projectGenome ProjectSkeletal muscle tissueAncestral groupsAncestry diversityRelevant tissuesScandinavian populationsAmyloidotic cardiomyopathyPopulation diversityAncestry groupsExpressionHuman tissuesDiversityMuscle tissueHereditary diseasePolygenic scoresTissueClinical variabilityLesser extent