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Doctors Are Telling Us Our 86 Yr. Old Mother Has Amyloidosis That Has Affected Her Kidney And Brain. Can This Be Hereditary?

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Allentown, GA
November 9, 2023
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It depends what type of Amyloidosis she has, there is one that is hereditary. If she has the hereditary type you can be tested to see if you have it.

November 21, 2023

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