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| Name | Class |
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| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | INDUSTRY |
| AstraZeneca | INDUSTRY |
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The purpose of the study is to evaluate and compare different tools that are used to detect evidence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with TTRv.
Early detection of peripheral neuropathy in patients with TTRv is important to support initiation of therapy that alters the course of the disease. Current tools used to detect peripheral neuropathy may not be sensitive, especially in very early and distal peripheral neuropathy. This study will compare different methods of assessing for peripheral neuropathy including using in-vivo reflectance confocal microscopy to assess for meissner corpuscles, serum neurofilament light chain, quantitative sensory testing, neuropathy impairement scores, nerve conduction studies and quality of life and symptoms questionnaires.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Symptomatic TTRv | Patients with known TTR mutations and neuropathy |
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| Asymptomatic TTRv | Patients with TTR mutation and no symptoms within less than 10 years of typical onset of disease |
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| Healthy controls | Age and sex matched healthy controls without neuropathy or other neurological disorder. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| neurofilament light chain | Diagnostic Test | Blood test |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Serum neurofilament light chain | Change in Serum neurofilament light chain concentration at 12 months | 12 months |
| Meissner corpuscles | Change in Meissner corpuscles density at 12 months | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quantitative sensory testing | Testing of vibratory sensation using a tuning fork, testing of light touch using neurofilament | 12 months |
| Neuropathy symptoms questionnaire | Questionnaire that assess symptoms of neuropathy and severity. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Patients with known TTR mutations and neuropathy
Patients with TTR mutation and no symptoms within less than 10 years of typical onset of disease
Age criteria must meet the following:
Healthy persons without neuropathy
The following distribution of age ranges will be considered when enrolling healthy participants:
Healthy control subjects for this study are defined as subjects with no symptoms of neuropathy or risk factors for neuropathy such as family history of hereditary neuropathy, chemotherapy, diabetes, autoimmune disease, or vitamin deficiency. Their status will be verified by medical records review.
Exclusion Criteria:
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ATTRv symptomatic, asymptomatic and control.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Chafic Karam, MD | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Brian Drachman | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Sami Khella, MD | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Janice Pieretti, MD | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| C567782 | Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related |
| D028227 | Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial |
| ID | Term |
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| D020271 | Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D017772 | Amyloid Neuropathies |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000092184 | Nerve Conduction Studies |
| ID | Term |
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| D003943 | Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D004568 | Electrodiagnosis |
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Blood will be processed, and serum will be stored according to PDMDC GeneticsBiobank protocol. The serum will be assayed by ultrasensitive single molecule array (Simoa NF-Light® assay, Quanterix, Lexington, MA) to determine NF-L concentration. Samples will be tested in duplicate.
| In-vivo Meissner Corpuscle imaging | Diagnostic Test | Imaging |
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| Nerve conduction study | Diagnostic Test | Nerve conduction study |
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| 12 months |
| Neuropathy impairment score | Neurological examination reporting motor strength, reflexes and sensation. Scale ranges from 0 (normal) to 244, with a higher score indicating greater impairment. | 12 months |
| D010523 | Peripheral Nervous System Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D028226 | Amyloidosis, Familial |
| D008661 | Metabolism, Inborn Errors |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D000686 | Amyloidosis |
| D057165 | Proteostasis Deficiencies |