Fatal Familial Insomnia
Description
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a very rare form of prion disease (see this term) characterized by subacute onset of insomnia showing as a reduced overall sleep time, autonomic dysfunction, and motor disturbances.
Clinical Features
Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Fatal Familial Insomnia
- Seizures
- Ataxia
- Nystagmus
- Spasticity
- Hypertension
- Dysarthria
- Fever
- Tremor
- Fatigue
- Dysphagia
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Incidence and onset information
— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)— No data available about the known clinical features onset.
Alternative names
Fatal Familial Insomnia Is also known as insomnia, fatal familial.
Researches and researchers
Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Fatal Familial Insomnia extracted from public data.
Fatal Familial Insomnia Experts map
Current Researchs and researchers
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Investigator of research projectMILANO — Dr Roberto CHIESA
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— Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" -
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A new exploitation of a tetracationic-porphyrin able to reduce PrPC and to inhibit PrPSc replication: characterization of the mechanism of action and preclinical studies in mouse models of genetic prion disease
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Investigator of research projectMILANO — Dr Gianluigi FORLONI
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Institution/s:
— Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" -
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Fatal familial insomnia: preventive treatment with doxycycline of at risk individuals
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Investigator of research project - Coordinator of research networkSANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA — Dr Jesús RODRÍGUEZ REQUENA
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— CiMUS - Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas -
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CHAPRION: Pharmacological chaperones for genetic prion diseases - ES
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Coordinator of research networkEDINBURGH — Ms Jan MACKENZIE
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— Western General Hospital -
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EUROCJD surveillance network: the European and allied countries collaborative study group of Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseases
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Fatal Familial Insomnia Recommended genes panels
Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered |
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![]() By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).
SORL1, TARDBP, VCP, FIG4, OPTN, TREM2, CSF1R, CHMP2B, DCTN1, C9orf72, FUS, ALS2, SETX, GRN, ANG, APOE, APP, MAPT, PRNP, PSEN1 , (...)
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Specificity
5 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By Center for Human Genetics Laboratory University Hospitals - University Hospitals Laboratory Service Foundation (United States).
PRNP
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).
BCS1L, RTN2, SACS, SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCO1, SDHA, SDHD, SLC16A2, SLC17A5, SLC19A2, SLC1A3, SLC20A2, SLC2A1, SLC6A1, SLC9A1, SLC9A6, SNAP25, SOD1 , (...)
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Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics (United States).
SBF1, SCN9A, SLC12A6, SOX10, ATL1, SPTLC1, SPTLC2, TFG, YARS, PRX, SLC5A7, ARHGEF10, WNK1, BSCL2, GDAP1, TRIM2, CCT5, KIF1B, LITAF, FIG4 , (...)
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Specificity
2 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By ARUP Laboratories, Molecular Genetics and Genomics (United States).
SBF1, SCN9A, SLC12A6, SOX10, ATL1, SPTLC1, SPTLC2, TFG, YARS, PRX, SLC5A7, ARHGEF10, WNK1, BSCL2, GDAP1, TRIM2, CCT5, KIF1B, LITAF, FIG4 , (...)
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Specificity
2 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By Instituto de Medicina Genomica Instituto de Medicina Genomica (Spain).
PRNP
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By Instituto de Medicina Genomica Instituto de Medicina Genomica (Spain).
PRNP
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
![]() By CGC Genetics (Portugal).
PRNP
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 % |
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