Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis and Kidney Disease
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Amyloidosis, primary: A disorder of plasma cells (special white blood cells that produce antibodies), this is one of a group of diseases (called amyloidosis) in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body.
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AMYLOIDOSIS - A disease which is characterized by the deposition of the fibrous protein "amyloid" in one or more locations within the body. Amyloid deposition may occur in the kidney, brain, liver, heart, skin, and lungs.
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Amyloidosis is a progressive, incurable, metabolic disease characterized by abnormal deposits of protein in one or more organs or body systems.
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Amyloidosis on the Fingers
Amyloidosis refers to the extracellular deposition of a protein called amyloid. This protein deposition can affect multiple organs.
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Amyloidosis is a disease in which an abnormal protein called amyloid accumulates in body tissues and organs. The protein deposits can be in a single organ or dispersed throughout the body.
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Amyloidosis and abnormal deposits
Dr Rob Hicks
Amyloidosis is not a common condition. However, since it can damage organs of the body thereby causing them to malfunction, it needs to be considered when things start to go wrong.
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Amyloidosis occurs in multiple forms: spontaneous, hereditary, and resulting from a cancer of the blood cells called myeloma. Hereditary amyloidosis is an inherited form that is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait.
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Amyloidosis
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International Myeloma Foundation
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
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amyloidosis
A group of diseases in which protein is deposited in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis).
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Amyloidosis.
Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Adult Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment for more information.)
Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Mixed-cellularity Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Cerebrovascular Amyloidosis (Senile Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy)
Cervical Cancer (Cancer of the Cervix)
Cervical Carcinoma (Cancer of the Cervix)
Cervical Incompetence (Incompetent Cervix)
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) (Cervical Dysplasia) ...
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Familial oculo-leptomeningeal amyloidosis: autosomal dominant with unknown gene defect(s), described in Japanese, Italian, and North American families.
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Primary amyloidosis
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Right-sided heart failure
Secondary systemic amyloidosis
Senile cardiac amyloidosis
Stroke
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) ...
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Fibrillex (NC-503) Investigational agent and designated orphan drug for the treatment of secondary amyloidosis (AA amyloidosis). Mfg/Source:Neurochem; Neurochem press release - 10/13/99.
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Systemic amyloidosis
Severe illness or surgery may produce horizontal depressions in the nails (Beau´s lines)
Vitamin deficiency can cause a loss of luster or brittle nails
Malnutrition of any sort can affect the appearance of the nails ...
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