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amyloid

[′am·ə‚lȯid]

(pathology)

An abnormal protein deposited in tissues, formed from the infiltration of an unknown substance, probably a carbohydrate.

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No regression of renal AL amyloid in monoclonal gammopathy after successful autologous blood stem cell transplantation and significant clinical improvement.

Progressive renal light chain amyloidosis with the absence of detectable free monoclonal light chains after an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant for amyloid light chain amyloidosis

8) The worst prognosis is for patients with systemic amyloidosis secondary to AL amyloid deposition; death within 1 to 2 years is common.

Amyloidosis of the external auditory canal and middle ear: unusual ear tumor

Anti-lambda-light chain-peptide antibodies are suitable for the immunohistochemical classification of AL amyloid.