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May 17, 2021
Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is among the more common and more severe of the amyloidoses usually involving the slow proliferation of a bone-marrow-residing…
Apr 13, 2021
This expert analysis was constructed to provide key points that cardiology doctors (heart specialists) should know about cardiac amyloidosis. It was designed to be…
Apr 13, 2021
Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a protein-folding disorder nearly exclusively caused by misfolded amyloid transthyretin (ATTR) and amyloid light chain (AL) proteins…
Mar 10, 2021
A Rare Case of Cerebral Amyloidoma Mimicking a Hemorrhagic Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Cerebral amyloidoma is a rare form of amyloidosis with a localized tumor like an amyloid deposition in the brain composed of insoluble fibrillary protein with cross…
Feb 03, 2021
My Name is Coral and my symptoms started on boxing day 2001 when I woke with swollen ankles and a pain in my chest.
A visit to A&E, admission to hospital and a…
Jan 31, 2021
AA-amyloidosis is a systemic disease whose clinical course is characteristically dominated by the renal dysfunction. Patients typically present with nephrotic range…
Jan 24, 2021
This article includes some commonly asked questions about COVID-19 vaccination. CDC also has information for busting common vaccine myths available on facts about…
Jan 10, 2021
Venetoclax is efficacious in relapsed/refractory t(11;14) multiple myeloma, thus warranting investigation in light-chain amyloidosis (AL). This retrospective cohort…
Jan 10, 2021
Background:
Despite emerging treatments for hereditary transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis, the disease is often misdiagnosed, with reported diagnostic delays of up…
Jan 06, 2021
The International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA)external link, opens in a new tab developed criteria for assessing the haematologic response to treatment in light…