The term “amyloidosis” encompasses a large group of diseases characterized by extracellular
deposition of fibrillar proteins impairing organ function. Classification of amyloidosis
relies on the nature of the protein and the deposition site. Systemic amyloidosis
includes mainly immunoglobulin light chains (AL) amyloidosis, transthyretin (TTR)
amyloidosis, either wild-type or hereditary, and “reactive” amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis
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Publication history
Published online: August 01, 2018
Accepted:
July 27,
2018
Received:
July 24,
2018
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