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Dustin Kaehr

I am 44 years old and 4th generation living with hATTR. My dad passed away at 53 and my grandpa at 61. I’ve been around hATTR as long as I can remember. When I was little (5-6 years old), our family was giving blood samples to IU Med Center for research. It came into our family through my paternal Great-Grandmother. At 26, I confirmed my diagnosis via a genetic test and then at 36 via a biopsy.

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