Germ line origin and somatic mutations determine the target tissues in systemic AL-amyloidosis.

BACKGROUND: Amyloid is insoluble aggregated proteins deposited in the extra cellular space. About 25 different proteins are known to form amyloid in vivo and are associated with severe diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases and type-2 diabetes. Light chain (AL) -amyloidosis is uni...

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Main Authors: Stina Enqvist, Knut Sletten, Fred J Stevens, Ulf Hellman, Per Westermark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1989140?pdf=render