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Historically, transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) has been considered a rare disease. But it affects as many as 4 percent of African Americans and 1 percent of white Americans, making it more common than people think, says Paul Cheng, MD, PhD, a cardiologist and a member of the cardiovascular research institute at Stanford University School of Medicine in California.
ATTR occurs when the protein transthyretin (TTR), which is made in the liver and carries vitamin A and thyroid hormones around your body, breaks down. We all have TTR, but in some…