How To Treat Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy

Liver Transplant

The liver is the main place where familial amyloid polyneuropathy occurs. The amyloid proteins that have become mutated are generated in a person's liver. Many medical professionals will suggest a liver transplant to treat the disease. With a new liver, the body will make amyloid proteins correctly. The disease tends to go away once the mutated liver is removed. When liver transplants are recommended, it's important to have them done while the disease is still in its early stages. You will be a less viable candidate for a transplant if the disease does permanent damage to your heart or nerves. In addition, organ damage cannot be reversed. A transplant stops the disease from progressing further, but it doesn't heal the damage that's already been done. Any eye, digestive, or heart problems will also often progress after a transplant.

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