A Case of Systemic AL Amyloidosis Diagnosed by Screening Colonoscopy

Amyloidosis encompasses several diseases associated with deposition of low-molecular-weight proteins in an abnormal configuration. In light-chain amyloidosis (AL), monoclonal free lambda (λ) or kappa (κ) light chains are the amyloid proteins involved and can deposit in almost any organ. Symptoms var...

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Main Authors: Lynna Alnimer, Ali Zakaria, Jalpa Patel, Yazan Samhouri, Samira Ahsan, Lyle Goldman, Serge Sorser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5562281
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