Neste episódio especial da PEBMED em parceria com a Pfizer, Marcelo Gobbo, médico de comunidade e família e editor médico do Portal recebe a neurologista Viviane Carvalho para falar sobre PAF, a Polineuropatia Amiloidótica Familiar, uma condição rara que pode ter sua trajetória modificada quando identificada precocemente e adequadamente tratada. 
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