Transthyretin, Amyloid polyneuropathy, Amyloidosis I, ATTR, Dysprealbuminemic euthyroidal hyperthyroxinemia, Dystransthyretinemic hyperthyroxinemia, HsT2651, PALB, Prealbumin amyloidosis type I, Senile systemic amyloidosis, TBPA, Transthyretin, TTR, TTR protein, prealbumin, TTHY_HUMAN.
This gene encodes transthyretin, one of the three prealbumins including alpha-1-antitrypsin, transthyretin and orosomucoid. Transthyretin is a carrier protein, it transports thyroid hormones in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, and also transports retinol (vitamin A) in the plasma. The protein consists of a tetramer of identical subunits. More than 80 different mutations in this gene have been reported, most mutations are related to amyloid deposition, affecting predominantly peripheral nerve and/or the heart, and a small portion of the gene mutations is non-amyloidogenic. The diseases caused by mutations include amyloidotic polyneuropathy, euthyroid hyperthyroxinaemia, amyloidotic vitreous opacities, cardiomyopathy, oculoleptomeningeal amyloidosis, meningocerebrovascular amyloidosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc. [provided by RefSeq]
