Animal Models
Combined Doxycycline and TUDCA treatment (in human tolerable doses) significantly lowered fibrillar Transthyretin (TTR) amyloid deposition in transgenic TTR mouse models. The authors propose this treatment in FAP, particularly in the early stages of disease.
Read more about this topic: Transthyretin-related Hereditary Amyloidosis
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