The most common nonfamilial forms of amyloidosis that involve the kidney are the AL (amyloid light chain) and AA (serum amyloid A) types. These two forms require different treatment strategies ...

Of these, 5 had renal biopsy–confirmed renal AL amyloidosis, and 1 had LCDD. All 5 patients with AL amyloidosis had λ Bence Jones proteinuria. The only patient in our study with renal LCDD had ...

The diagnosis of amyloidosis requires a tissue biopsy that demonstrates apple-green birefringence when stained with Congo Red and viewed with a polarizing microscope. Sulfate Alcian Blue is an ...

Imaging or other diagnostic tests may also support the diagnosis of hATTR amyloidosis and evaluate for specific organ ...

they start to accumulate in tissues where they don't belong—such as in your kidney, liver, heart, and gastrointestinal (GI) ...