Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, also known as primary amyloidosis, is the most common form of systemic amyloidosis. The disease is caused when a...

standing. In AL amyloidosis, specific indicators can include enlargement of the tongue and periorbital purpura. In wild-type ATTR amyloidosis, non-cardiac...

Cardiac amyloidosis is a subcategory of amyloidosis where there is depositing of the protein amyloid in the cardiac muscle and surrounding tissues. Amyloid...

AA amyloidosis is a form of amyloidosis, a disease characterized by the abnormal deposition of fibers of insoluble protein in the extracellular space of...

Although not specifically approved by the FDA for use in treating AL amyloidosis, lenalidomide is sometimes used in the treatment of that condition,...

dexamethasone has documented efficacy as an off-label treatment of AL amyloidosis. It appears to be an alternative to the more traditional treatment with...

chains and free heavy chains. AHL amyloidosis is here, as in some recent reports, grouped with AH amyloidosis. AL amyloidosis can occur at any stage in the...

seen in nonsecretory multiple myeloma and amyloid light chain amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis). The Bence Jones protein was described by the English physician...

of these will be revealed as leukemias or lymphomas over the years. AL amyloidosis These are characterized by the presence of any abnormal protein that...

AL amyloidosis. Recently, bortezomid in combination with cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone has also shown promise as a treatment for AL amyloidosis....