Diagnosis

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 are a group of protein-folding disorders in which >=1 organ is infiltrated by proteinaceous deposits known as amyloid. The deposits are derived…

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by abnormal deposition and accumulation of proteins in the tissues of the body. Amyloid deposits are primarily made up of…

Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis is an inherited genetic disease in which there is thickening and stiffening of the heart muscle, due to a build-up of abnormal protein.…

Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis is an inherited genetic disease which variably affects the nervous system and the heart. Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis was traditionally…

What is AL amyloidosis? The term 'amyloidosis' is a general term used for a group of conditions where an abnormal protein, called amyloid, accumulates in the…