Prognosis
Jan 15, 2016
Immunoglobulin amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common form of systemic amyloidosis, where the culprit amyloidogenic protein is immunoglobulin light…
Nov 30, 2015
Transthyretin amyloidosis is a fatal disorder that is characterized primarily by progressive neuropathy and cardiomyopathy. It occurs in both a mutant form (with…
May 05, 2015
Background:
Localised immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis, involving one type of tissue, is rare. Little systematic data exists regarding clinical presentations…
Amyloidosis is a systemic disorder characterized by extra cellular deposition of a protein-derived material, known as amyloid, in multiple organs. Amyloidosis…
The disease causing agent in systemic AL amyloidosis is a monoclonal immunoglobulin free light chain, or fragments thereof, circulating in the blood. It is not…
The amyloidoses (the plural word for amyloidosis) are rare diseases first described over 150 years ago. There are different types of amyloidosis that are all…
What is transthyretin amyloidosis?
Transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis is a disease caused by the abnormal accumulation of protein molecule in body tissues. These…