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Amyloidosis is a group of diseases caused by extracellular accumulation of abnormal misfolded autologous proteins (amyloid deposit), in a variety of organs and tissues. Current classification of amyloidosis is based on the type of fibrillar protein in the amyloid deposit (fibrillar amyloid light chain, AL, and serum amyloid A, AA, are the most common).
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Dalpiaz, G., Cancellieri, A. (2017). Septal Diseases. In: Dalpiaz, G., Cancellieri, A. (eds) Atlas of Diffuse Lung Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42752-2_4
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