Frequency of the transthyretin Val30Met mutation in the northern Swedish population

Amyloid. 2014 Mar;21(1):18-20. doi: 10.3109/13506129.2013.860027. Epub 2014 Feb 6.

Abstract

By genotyping a large number of samples from the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study cohort, a carrier frequency could be determined for the Skellefteå and Lycksele populations. A previous study of the amyloidogenic transthyretin mutation TTRV30M in Northern Sweden's endemic area has shown a large variation in carrier frequency and penetrance of the trait within the area. However, the estimations have been based on a small sample size within the different regions in the area and therefore, the wide variation in TTRV30M carrier frequency observed between the Lycksele and Skellefteå populations are uncertain. Based on a total of 3460 samples, the estimated overall carrier frequency in the two regions was 1.82% with a carrier frequency in the Skellefteå and Lycksele population of 1.63% and 2.02%, respectively. Thus, the previously reported extremely high frequency in the Lycksele region compared to that of the Skellefteå region could not be substantiated. However, it does not change the previous finding of a surprisingly higher carrier frequency in the population from endemic area of Northern Sweden compared to that reported from endemic areas in Portugal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / epidemiology
  • Amyloid Neuropathies, Familial / genetics*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Testing
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Mutation, Missense*
  • Penetrance
  • Prealbumin / genetics*
  • Sweden / epidemiology

Substances

  • Prealbumin

Supplementary concepts

  • Amyloidosis, Hereditary, Transthyretin-Related