Light Chain Amyloid Fibrils Cause Metabolic Dysfunction in Human Cardiomyocytes.

Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common form of systemic amyloid disease, and cardiomyopathy is a dire consequence, resulting in an extremely poor prognosis. AL is characterized by the production of monoclonal free light chains that deposit as amyloid fibrils principally in the heart, liver,...

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Main Authors: Helen P McWilliams-Koeppen, James S Foster, Nicole Hackenbrack, Marina Ramirez-Alvarado, Dallas Donohoe, Angela Williams, Sallie Macy, Craig Wooliver, Dale Wortham, Jennifer Morrell-Falvey, Carmen M Foster, Stephen J Kennel, Jonathan S Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4579077?pdf=render