Scientific Articles

Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is a systemic syndrome characterized by progressive organ dysfunction leading to organ failure and death. The heart is the most…

Amyloidoses are protein-folding disorders in which more than one organ is infiltrated by proteinaceous deposits known as amyloid. The deposits are derived from one…

Background/Aims: The present Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) was to compare the efficacy of different chemotherapies and autologous stem cell transplantation (…

Cardiac amyloidosis is an increasingly recognized cause of heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction with emerging treatment options. We…

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is one of the most rapidly progressive forms of heart disease, with a median survival from diagnosis, if untreated, ranging from 6 months…

Purpose of Review The review's main focus centers on the genetics of hereditary cardiac amyloidosis, highlighting the opportunities and challenges posed by the…

The association of amyloidosis with certain neoplastic processes is well known. Amyloid uncommonly occurs in relationship with other epithelial neoplasms including…

Introduction: Hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTRv; v for variant) is an underdiagnosed, progressive, and fatal multisystemic disease with a…

In the disease familial amyloidosis, Finnish type (FAF), also known as AGel amyloidosis (AGel), the mechanism by which point mutations in the calcium-regulated…

A high frequency of MAGE-CT (cancer testis) antigens is expressed in Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients; however, in other plasma cell dyscrasias, their potential…