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Amyloid deposition in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is quite common in systemic amyloidosis (AL) as is cardiac and renal involvement. However, amyloid deposition per se does not always produce symptoms or signs in clinical settings.
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Yoshida, T. et al. (1988). Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Systemic Amyloidosis. In: Isobe, T., Araki, S., Uchino, F., Kito, S., Tsubura, E. (eds) Amyloid and Amyloidosis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0298-9_125
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