For example, AL amyloidosis occurs when plasma cells create misfolded proteins in the immune system which can travel ...

[Yancy 2013;15a] Serum amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis (also called secondary amyloidosis), caused by aggregation of the inflammatory protein serum amyloid A. [Yancy 2013;15a; Ash 2020;3a,4d ...

IN a review of amyloidosis, Cohen 1 concludes that “mucopolysaccharide does not constitute a significant portion of the material. Several reports in the literature indicate that an unusual ...

The most common nonfamilial forms of amyloidosis that involve the kidney are the AL (amyloid light chain) and AA (serum amyloid A) types. These two forms require different treatment strategies ...

Amyloid heart disease is under-recognized. Early detection and prompt initiation of therapy are critically important. With advances in imaging technology, the diagnosis or surveillance of cardiac ...

However, only two related conditions are associated with the simultaneous presence of Bence Jones proteinuria and heavy albuminuria: renal AL amyloidosis and LCDD. [20] It is not uncommon for ...