Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial

**Definition:** Inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system associated with the deposition of AMYLOID in nerve tissue. The different clinical types based on symptoms correspond to the presence of a variety of mutations in several different proteins including transthyretin (PREALBUMIN); APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; and GELSOLIN.

**Tree numbers:** - C10.574.500.050 - C10.668.829.050.050 - C16.320.400.050 - C16.320.565.176.050 - C18.452.648.176.050 - C18.452.845.500.050.050 - C18.452.845.500.075.050

**Synonyms:** - Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathies - Hereditary Neuropathic Amyloidosis