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A member asked:
A friend was just diagnosed with familial amyloidosis.what treatment is there? can he live normal? is it herditory? is there support? research?
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Difficult to say: Amyloidosis has a lot of manifestations a lot of the stuff goes on what type of involvement he has. There are some therapies available as well as investigative trials. This is not easy because there can be many other manifestations of need to be know. The questions that you have are best answered to him by his physician.
Answered 1/16/2014
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