David Seldin

Amyloidosis What every physician needs to know: Amyloidosis is a term for diseases caused by extracellular deposition of protein fibrils. The accepted nomenclature is “AX”, “A” for amyloidosis, and “X” indicating the precursor protein. If the precursor is an immunoglobulin light chain, the disease is termed AL, the most common of the systemic amyloidoses. If…

Amyloidosis What every physician needs to know: Amyloidosis is a term for diseases caused by extracellular deposition of protein fibrils. The accepted nomenclature is “AX”, “A” for amyloidosis, and “X” indicating the precursor protein. If the precursor is an immunoglobulin light chain, the disease is termed AL, the most common of the systemic amyloidoses. If…