The diagnosis of amyloidosis is usually initiated by clinical suspicion of conditions such as the slow onset of unexplained nephrotic-range proteinuria, kidney failure, heart failure secondary to ...

We believe that we identified most patients—but not necessarily every patient—treated at BUMC from 1977 until 2006 for biopsy-confirmed renal AL amyloidosis or LCDD. Fourth, AL amyloidosis is ...

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 ...