Scientific Articles

AbstractObjectives: Proteinuria, amyloidosis, and kidney failure are the main long-term renal complications of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). This study…

AbstractEnzyme catalysis is essential for molecular transformations. Here, we make use of amyloid, a fibrillar aggregate formed by stacking peptides with β-sheet,…

AbstractBackgroundGrowth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) is a key protein involved in neuronal growth and synaptic plasticity. Alterations in GAP-43 levels have been…

AbstractAmyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils in various organs, although gallbladder involvement is rare. We…

AbstractClinical ConditionCardiac Amyloidosis (CA).Key QuestionsWhen should infiltrative cardiomyopathy be suspected, and what is the differential diagnosis? What…

AbstractAmyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibrils in various organs, although gallbladder involvement is rare. We…

AbstractBackgroundLeft atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is a valuable alternative therapy to anticoagulants for stroke prevention, and a representative study has…

AbstractVirchow described amyloidosis in 1853. Amyloidosis is the extracellular deposition of an insoluble misfolded polymerized tetramer of fibrillary protein that…

AbstractHereditary amyloid transthyretin variant (ATTRv) amyloidosis is a rare, life-threatening disease, characterized by the deposition of aggregated…

AbstractImmunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is an incurable disease caused by the accumulation and sedimentation of unstable free light chains produced by…