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Len Strickland

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Len Strickland

I am Len Strickland and I was diagnosed with Hereditary Amyloidosis (ATTR) with a variant of Val122ile. There are over 100 different variants of ATTR based on culture and ethnicity. I learned of my affliction at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on March 29 of 2007.

Hereditary Amyloidosis (ATTR and non-TTR) is a rare type of Amyloidosis that is caused by an abnormal (mutant) gene. Several abnormal or mutant genes can cause hereditary amyloidosis. There are other systemic types as well: AL, AA, and Wild-Type ATTR.

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