Immunoglobulin lambda light chains are the precursors of ureteral localized amyloidosis: A micromethod for extraction of amyloid

Amyloid

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 253-258

  Castaño, Eduardo M ^a,b   Prelli, Frances ^a   Morelli, Laura ^b   Avagnina, Alejandra ^c   Kahn, Andrea ^c   Frangione, Blas ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amyloid extraction; Immunoglobulin light chain; Localized amyloidosis; Ureteral amyloid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001620355     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129709003836     Document Type: Article

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