Diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in patients with suspected chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy unresponsive to intravenous immunoglobulins: results of a retrospective study.

• Tác giả: David Adams, Shahram Attarian, Jean-Philippe Camdessanché, Jean-Baptiste Chanson, Pascal Cintas, Cyrla Hababou, Laurent Magy, Yann Péréon, Aïssatou Signaté, Guilhem Solé, Juliette Svahn, Céline Tard
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Orphanet journal of rare diseases , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 741743

Tóm tắt

 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) should be considered in patients diagnosed with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)-resistant chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (IVIg-NR CIDP). In this 1-year long, retrospective, multicentric study, an online questionnaire was sent to 1100 French healthcare professionals (HCPs) investigating: (i) how many IVIg-NR CIDP patients they followed
  (ii) how many IVIg-NR CIDP patients had undergone TTR gene analysis
  and (iii) how many IVIg-NR CIDP patients were eventually diagnosed with ATTRv. The questionnaire was sent every 3 months for 1 year and contained information on ATTRv clinical manifestations and diagnosis. RESULTS: One-hundred and ten (10%) HCPs responded. A total of 2131 patients with CIDP were identified, including 315 (22.1%) with IVIg-NR CIDP. TTR gene analysis was performed in 144 patients and was positive in 43 cases (29.9%). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that ATTRv should be investigated systematically in patients diagnosed with IVIg-NR CIDP. HCP-directed information campaigns are useful for modifying diagnostic practices.