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In medicine, amyloidosis refers to a variety of conditions in which amyloid proteins are abnormally deposited in organs and/or tissues, causing disease. A protein is amyloid if, due to an alteration in its secondary structure, it takes on a particular insoluble form, called the beta-pleated sheet. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 152 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Duodenum ...
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ...
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is a coding of diseases and signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
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The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. ...
The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ...
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For other uses, see Amyloid (disambiguation). ...
A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ...
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A representation of the 3D structure of the myoglobin protein. ...
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Diagram of β-pleated sheet with H-bonding between protein strands The β sheet (also β-pleated sheet) is the second form of regular secondary structure in proteins â the first is the alpha helix â consisting of beta strands connected laterally by three or more hydrogen bonds, forming a generally twisted, pleated sheet. ...
Approximately 25 different proteins are known that can form amyloid in humans. Most of them are constituents of the plasma. This article is about modern humans. ...
Blood plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. ...
Different amyloidoses can be systemic (affecting many different organ systems) or organ-specific. Some are inherited, due to mutations in the precursor protein. Other, secondary forms are due to different diseases causing overabundant or abnormal protein production-such as with over production of immunoglobulin light chains in multiple myeloma (termed AL amyloid), or with continuous overproduction of acute phase proteins in chronic inflammation (which can lead to AA amyloid). A genetic disorder is a condition caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. ...
This article is about mutation in biology, for other meanings see: mutation (disambiguation). ...
Schematic diagram of an typical antibody showing two Ig heavy chains (blue) linked by disulphide bonds to two Ig light chains (green). ...
Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahlers disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. ...
Acute-phase proteins are a class of proteins whose plasma concentrations increase (positive acute phase proteins) or decrease (negative acute phase proteins) in response to inflammation. ...
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Diagnosis
Amyloid can be diagnosed on histological examination of affected tissue. Amyloid deposits can be identified histologically by Congo red staining and viewing under polarized light where amyloid deposits produce a distinctive 'apple green birefringence'. Further, specific, tests are available to more precisely identify the amyloid protein. Biopsies are taken from affected organs (for example, the kidney), or often in the case of systemic amyloid, from the rectum or anterior abdominal adipose tissue. In addition, all amyloid deposits contain serum amyloid P component (SAP), a circulating protein of the pentraxin family. Radionuclide SAP scans have been developed which can anatomically localize amyloid deposits in patients. A thin section of lung tissue stained with hematoxylin and eosin. ...
Chemical structure of congo red Congo red is the sodium salt of benzidinedflandersiazo-bis-1-naphtylamine-4-sulfonic acid (formula: C32H22N6Na2O6S2; molecular weight: 696. ...
This article treats polarization in electrodynamics. ...
A calcite crystal laid upon a paper with some letters showing the double refraction Birefringence, or double refraction, is the decomposition of a ray of light into two rays (the ordinary ray and the extraordinary ray) when it passes through certain types of material, such as calcite crystals, depending on...
A biopsy (in Greek: bios = life and opsy = look/appearance) is a medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues for examination. ...
The kidneys are the organs that filter wastes (such as urea) from the blood and excrete them, along with water, as urine. ...
The rectum (from the Latin rectum intestinum, meaning straight intestine) is the final straight portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others, terminating in the anus. ...
Adipose tissue is one of the main types of connective tissue. ...
Serum Amyloid P component (SAP) is the identical serum form of Amyloid P component (AP), a 25kDa pentameric protein first identified as the pentagonal constituent of in vivo pathological deposits called amyloid (Cathcart et al, 1967). ...
The Pentraxins are a family of proteins characterised by calcium dependent ligand binding and a distinctive flattened β-jellyroll structure similar to that of the legume lectins (Emsley J. et al, 1994). ...
A radionuclide is an atom with an unstable Goat, which is a nucleus characterized by excess energy which is available to be imparted either to a newly-created radiation particle within the nucleus, or else to an atomic electron (see internal conversion) . The radionuclide, in this process, undergoes radioactive decay...
Systemic amyloidosis Primary/Hereditary amyloidosis These rare hereditary disorders are usually due to point mutations in precursor proteins, and are also usually autosomal dominantly transmitted.The precursor proteins are; A point mutation, or single base substitution, is a type of mutation that causes the replacement of a single base nucleotide with another nucleotide. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Dominance relationship. ...
Transthyretin (TTR) is a serum and cerebrospinal fluid carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4). ...
Lysozyme single crystal. ...
Apolipoprotein B (APOB) is the primary apolipoprotein of low density lipoproteins (LDL or bad cholesterol), and is responsible for carrying cholesterol to tissues. ...
Fibrin is a protein involved in the clotting of blood. ...
Apolipoprotein A1 is an apolipoprotein. ...
Gelsolin is an actin-binding protein that is a key regulator of actin filament assembly and disassembly. ...
Secondary amyloidosis These are far more common than the primary amyloidoses. Schematic diagram of an typical antibody showing two Ig heavy chains (blue) linked by disulphide bonds to two Ig light chains (green). ...
Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahlers disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. ...
Serum amyloid A (SAA) proteins are a family of apolipoproteins associated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in plasma. ...
Acute-phase proteins are a class of proteins whose plasma concentrations increase (positive acute phase proteins) or decrease (negative acute phase proteins) in response to inflammation. ...
An abscess on the skin, showing the redness and swelling characteristic of inflammation. ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. ...
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary inflammatory disorder that affects groups of patients originating from around the Mediterranean Sea (hence its name). ...
A small protein that forms part of the Class I MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex). ...
In medicine, dialysis is a type of renal replacement therapy which is used to provide an artificial replacement for lost kidney function due to renal failure. ...
Chronic renal failure (CRF, or chronic kidney failure, CKF, or chronic kidney disease, CKD) is a slowly progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years and defined as an abnormally low glomerular filtration rate, which is usually determined indirectly by the creatinine level in blood serum. ...
Organ-specific amyloidosis In almost all of the organ-specific pathologies, there is significant debate as to whether the amyloid plaques are the causal agent of the disease or instead a downstream consequence of a common idiopathic agent. The associated proteins are indicated in parentheses. Idiopathic means arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. ...
Neurological amyloid Cardiovascular amyloid Amyloid beta (Aβ or Abeta) is a peptide of 39-43 amino acids that is the main constituent of amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimers disease patients. ...
Alpha-synuclein is a normal protein found in the brain. ...
Huntingtin is a protein, present in human cells. ...
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs, also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions that affect the brain and nervous system of humans and animals and are transmitted by prions. ...
A prion (IPA: [1] ) â short for proteinaceous infectious particle (-on by analogy to virion) â is a type of infectious agent composed only of protein. ...
For other uses, see Amyloid (disambiguation). ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a very rare and incurable degenerative neurological disorder (brain disease) that is ultimately fatal. ...
The telencephalon (IPA: ) is the name for the forebrain, a large region within the brain to which many functions are attributed. ...
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Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) is a very rare autosomal dominant inherited disease of the brain. ...
The thalamus (from Greek Î¸Î¬Î»Î±Î¼Î¿Ï = bedroom, chamber, IPA= /ËθælÉmÉs/) is a pair and symmetric part of the brain. ...
Classic image of a cow with BSE. A notable feature of such disease is the inability (of the infected animal) to stand. ...
The telencephalon (IPA: ) is the name for the forebrain, a large region within the brain to which many functions are attributed. ...
Other Cardiac amyloidosis is a disorder caused by deposits of an abnormal protein in the heart tissue, resulting in decreased heart function. ...
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Amylin, or Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP), is a 37-residue peptide hormone secreted by pancreatic β-cells at the same time as insulin (in a roughly 100:1 ratio). ...
The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine systems of vertebrates. ...
Diabetes mellitus type 2 or Type 2 Diabetes (formerly called non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM), obesity-related diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes) is a metabolic disorder that is primarily characterized by insulin resistance, relative insulin deficiency, and hyperglycemia. ...
Famous People who have contracted Amyloidosis For other persons named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation). ...
For other persons named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation). ...
David Russell Lange (who pronounced his name long-ee IPA: lÉÅi) CH, ONZ (4 August 1942 â 13 August 2005), served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. ...
References - ^ Uremia, Timothy W. Meyer and Thomas H. Hostetter, N Engl J Med, 2007 Sep 27, 357(16):1316
External links - Overview at Cleveland Clinic
- [1] Boston University Amyloid Treatment and Research Program
- www.amyloidosisaustralia.org Information, support and advice to anyone with Amyloidosis
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