Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis diagnosis and treatment algorithm 2021
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Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis: diagnosis and treatment.
Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common form of systemic amyloidosis and is associated with an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia. The disease often is difficult to recognize because of its broad range of manifestations and what often are vague symptoms. The clinical syndromes at presentation include nephrotic-range proteinuria with or without renal dysfunction, hepatomegaly, congestive h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Blood Cancer Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2044-5385
DOI: 10.1038/s41408-021-00483-7