Amyloidosis

id: amyloidosis-206-14370972
title: Amyloidosis
text: Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue. There are several non-specific and vague signs and symptoms associated with amyloidosis. These include fatigue, peripheral edema, weight loss, shortness of breath, palpitations, and feeling faint with standing. In AL amyloidosis, specific indicators can include enlargement of the tongue and periorbital purpura. In wild-type ATTR amyloidosis, non-cardiac symptoms include: bilateral carpal
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description: Metabolic disease involving abnormal deposited amyloid proteins
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyloidosis
date created: 2004-03-20T21:46:22Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T21:00:07Z
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