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. 2014 Dec 19;138(3):549–562. doi: 10.1093/brain/awu344

Table 2.

Summary of electrophysiological studies in asymptomatic gene carriers and symptomatic TTR-FAP

Case Age/Sex Mutation SSR palmar SSR plantar Peroneal nerve
Tibial nerve
Sural nerve
NCV DML CMAP NCV DML CMAP NCV SNAP
Asymptomatic gene carriers
01 33/F Val30Met Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
02 35/F Val30Met Normal Normal 50 m/s 4.9 ms 12.0 mV 46.8 m/s 4.2 ms 16 mV 43.1 m/s 14 µV
03 26/F Leu58His Normal Normal 51 m/s 4.5 ms 8.0 mV 52 m/s 3.7 ms 14.5 mV 44.8 m/s 5.3 µV
04 33/F Leu58His Normal Normal 49 m/s 2.91 ms 8.0 mV 51 m/s 3.6 ms 21.5 mV 51 m/s 8.9 µV
05 55/M Val30Met Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
06 66/M Val30Met Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
07 52/M Tyr69His Normal Normal N/A N/A N/A 45 m/s 4.3 ms 5.2 mV 55 m/s 6.5 µV
Symptomatic TTR-FAP
08 57/M Val30Met Normal Absent 36 m/s 9.8 ms 0.74 mV 34 m/s 7.0 ms 0.88 mV Absent Absent
09 49/M Val30Met Normal Normal 36 m/s 5.83 ms 0.76 mV 41 m/s 4.17 ms 3.3 mV Absent Absent
10 35/F Glu54Gly Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent
11 37/F Phe64Val Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent 34.3 m/s 5.2 ms 0.41 mV Absent Absent
12 46/F Val30Met Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent
13 26/F Val30Met Normal Absent 35 m/s 7.0 ms 1.5 mV Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent
14 58/M Ile107Val Delayed Absent 43 m/s 5.2 ms 0.3 mV 29.4 m/s 8.2 ms 0.3 mV Absent Absent
15 59/M Val30Met Absent Absent 42 m/s 4.79 ms 3.4 mV 42 m/s 5.43 ms 6.0 mV Absent Absent
16 62/M Val30Met Delayed Delayed Absent Absent Absent 41 m/s 4.8 ms 2.2 mV Absent Absent
17 59/M Val30Met Normal Delayed 27.4 m/s 7.5 ms 0.4 mV 34 m/s 5.9 ms 0.77 mV Absent Absent
18 58/M Leu78His Normal Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent
19 64/M Thr60Ala Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent
20 48/M Glu54Gln N/A Absent 35 m/s 6.26 ms 2.9 mV 40 m/s 5.03 ms 6.6 mV Absent Absent

CMAP = compound muscle action potential; DML = distal motor latency; NCV = nerve conduction studies; SNAP = sensory nerve action potential; SSR = sympathetic skin response.