Table 1.
Case | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 |
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Age at death | 48 | 46 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 68 | 63 |
Sex | M | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | F | F | F | F |
Mutation | – | – | – | V30M | S52P | V30M | V30M | V30M* | V30M | V30M | V30M | V30M | V30M | V30M | V30M | V30M |
Age at disease onset | 41 | 33 | 26 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 52 | 52 | 34 |
Disease duration | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 29 |
Cause of death | Liver failure | Cardiac arrest | Sepsis | Cardiac arrest | Sepsis | Sepsis | Sepsis | Liver failure | Liver failure | Liver failure | Sepsis | Liver failure | Cachexia | Sepsis | Pneumonia | Renal failure |
TTR-FAP disease stage | 3 | na | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | na | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | pons | lobar + pons | – |
Ischemic stroke | – | LACI | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cognitive complaints | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | yes | yes | yes |
Cranial nerve dysfunction | XII | – | VII, XII | XII | XII | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | VII | VII | – | – |
Liver transplant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
VII: difacial palsy, face fasciculations
XII: tongue fasciculations and/or tongue atrophy
FAP disease stage: 1: symptomatic disease, walks unassisted; 2: walks with assistance; 3: limited to wheelchair
LACI: Lacunar infarct; in this case (#2) a motor lacunar syndrome (isolated hemiplegia with ipsilateral central facial palsy)
*Homozygous mutation