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AL Amyloidosis FAQs
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…
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: AL Amyloidosis and Agent Orange
AL Amyloidosis and Agent Orange Veterans who develop AL amyloidosis and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to…
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Dysphagia Unveiling Systemic Immunoglobulin Light-Chain Amyloidosis With Multiple Myeloma
Dysphagia is an uncommon presentation of systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis with multiple myeloma (MM). Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement usually…
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AL Amyloidosis Presenting With Limb Girdle Myopathy
An elderly Caucasian man presented with a 10-month history of proximal myopathy and dysphagia. His serum creatine kinase (CK) was elevated at 877 U/L (normal 40-320…
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Management of Systemic AL Amyloidosis: Recommendations of the Myeloma Foundation of Australia Medical and Scientific Advisory Group
Systemic AL amyloidosis is a plasma cell dyscrasia with a characteristic clinical phenotype caused by multi-organ deposition of an amyloidogenic monoclonal protein…
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