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A case of amyloid light amyloidosis involving multiorgan with hepatomegaly as the main manifestation [PDF]
Amyloid light (AL) amyloidosis, also known as primary systemic amyloidosis, is a protein conformation disease, and is a clinical syndrome of functional failure of affected organs due to abnormal folding and deposition of insoluble fibrin in the ...
Ya-Nan CHEN+5 more
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Duodenal biopsy: an unexpected confirmatory test for a patient with al-amyloidosis
SSystemic AL- amyloidosis is a disorder of protein folding in which there is extra-cellular accumulation as β pleated fibrillar deposits of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain fragments. AL- amyloidosis is a rare clinical entity.
S. Pirasath+4 more
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Incidence and clinical outcome of renal amyloidosis: A retrospective study
The kidneys are affected in almost all patients with amyloid A in secondary amyloidosis (AA) amyloidosis but less frequently in immunoglobulin light chains in primary systemic amyloidosis (AL) amyloidosis.
Emad Abdallah, Emam Waked
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Multiple myeloma is a type of plasma cell neoplasm that produces monoclonal immunoglobulin. Multiple myeloma is known to cause immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, which frequently involves the kidney and heart.
Katsuya Endo+15 more
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Junhui Xu,* Mangju Wang,* Ye Shen, Miao Yan, Weiwei Xie, Bingjie Wang, Huihui Liu, Xinan Cen Department of Hematology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this ...
Xu J+7 more
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Hemostasis disorders in patients with systemic AL-amyloidosis
Aim. To analyze the frequency and nature of hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications in patients with systemic AL-amyloidosis and compare with laboratory changes in the hemostasis system. Materials and methods.
Irina G. Rekhtina+4 more
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Light chain amyloidosis (AL) is a rare disease caused by the generalized deposition of misfolded free light chains. Patients with immunoglobulin M gammopathy (IgM) and indolent B-cell lymphoma such as marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) may in some instances ...
Felix Korell+8 more
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A bibliometric analysis of light chain amyloidosis from 2005 to 2024: research trends and hot spots
BackgroundLight chain (AL) amyloidosis stands as the most prevalent subtype of systemic amyloidosis, encompassing a group of rare diseases. Here, we evaluated the scientific landscape of AL amyloidosis to investigate research trends and identify hotspots
Xiangdong Liu+19 more
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Alterations of the gut microbiota in patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis
BackgroundEmerging evidence revealed that gut microbial dysbiosis is implicated in the development of plasma cell dyscrasias and amyloid deposition diseases, but no data are available on the relationship between gut microbiota and immunoglobulin light ...
Jipeng Yan+15 more
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Daratumumab for the treatment of AL amyloidosis [PDF]
Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has been used as treatment for immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis for over two decades with improving outcomes; however, the majority of patients are not candidates for this therapy at diagnosis. Novel agents such as immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors, and immunotherapy with monoclonal ...
M. Hasib Sidiqi, Morie A. Gertz
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