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AL amyloidosis
Disease definition
A plasma cell disorder characterized by the aggregation and deposition of insoluble amyloid fibrils derived from misfolding of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains usually produced by a plasma cell tumor. It usually presents as primary systemic amyloidosis (PSA) with multiple organ involvement and less frequently as primary localized amyloidosis (PLA) restricted to a single organ.
ORPHA:85443
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- Emergency guidelines
- Français (2015, pdf)
- Español (2017, pdf)
- Review article
- English (2012)
- Deutsch (2017)
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