Systemic AL Amyloidosis: Current Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

Abstract. AL amyloidosis is characterized by a low-level expansion of an indolent, small plasma cell clone that produces amyloidogenic light chains. Amyloid aggregates or preceding intermediaries cause direct cell damage through their proteotoxicity, and amyloid deposits distort tissue architecture,...

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Main Authors: Despina Fotiou, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos, Efstathios Kastritis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-08-01
Series:HemaSphere
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/HS9.0000000000000454