Amyloidosis, hereditary, transthyretin-related

Rare diseases that affect multiple organ systems like hATTR amyloidosis can benefit from a multidisciplinary approach. This approach involves different healthcare professionals with specialized skills and expertise. They work together to make treatment recommendations and to provide quality care of individuals and families. Depending upon the specific symptoms in an individual multidisciplinary team may require:

• A specialist for neurological disorders (neurologist), who will monitor the function and health of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems
• A heart and blood vessel doctor (cardiologist), who can monitor heart function and health
• An eye doctor (ophthalmologist), who can monitor and treat eye problems
• A specialist in digestive disorders (gastroenterologist), who can treat problems of the gastrointestinal system
• A genetic counselor, who can help people understand the disease and the implications for the person and other family members
• A child behavior specialist
• A metabolic disease specialist

Talk to your doctor about the best specialists in your area to follow an individual with hATTR amyloidosis. Support groups may have information about specialists with expertise in treating people for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis. These include the Amyloidosis Foundation (http://www.amyloidosis.org/resources/#treatment-centers) and Amyloidosis Support Groups (http://amyloidosissupport.org/index.html).