A group of diseases that result from the abnormal deposition of a protein, called amyloid, in various tissues of the body. Amyloid protein can be deposited in a localized area, and it may not be harmful or it may affect only a single tissue of the body. This form of amyloidosis is called localized amyloidosis. Amyloidosis that affects tissues throu [..]

A familial (inherited) disorder in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body. Hereditary amyloidosis is a relatively uncommon cause of amyloidosis. The more common forms of amyloidosis are primary an secondary amyloidosis. However, hereditary amyloidosis is found worldwide. It occurs in families of nearly [..]

A disorder of plasma cells (special white blood cells that produce antibodies), this is one of a group of diseases (called amyloidosis) in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body. Primary amyloidosis is the most common type of amyloidosis in many countries including the U.S. The protein deposits in prima [..]

One of a group of diseases (called amyloidosis) in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body, secondary amyloid is caused by a chronic infection or inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, familial Mediterranean fever, osteomyelitis, or granulomatous ileitis. The protein deposits in this type of [..]

A group of diseases in which protein builds up in certain organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either primary (with no known cause), seconda [..]

a group of conditions of diverse etiologies characterized by the accumulation of insoluble fibrillar proteins (amyloid) in various organs and tissues of the body - eventually organ function is comprom [..]

noun. An illness characterized by the building up of amyloid within bodily tissues. Amyloid is an involved starchy protein compound. It is thought that it results from immune-deficiency diseases. Amyl [..]

A condition in which a protein-like material builds up in one or more organs. This material cannot be broken down and interferes with the normal function of that organ. People who have been on dialysis for several years often develop amyloidosis because the artificial membranes used in dialysis fail to filter the protein-like material out of the bl [..]

(n) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

Amyloidosis is the build-up of a protein in various tissues and organs that can not be broken down by the body. It causes damage by putting pressure on the structures of the body, stopping them from w [..]

A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious Disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal Protein Folding and deposition of Amyloid. As the Amyloid Deposit [..]

Diseases in which there is a familial pattern of Amyloidosis.

Inherited disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System associated with the deposition of Amyloid in nerve Tissue. The different clinical types based on symptoms correspond to the presence of a variety o [..]

A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal protein folding and deposition of AMYLOID. As the amyloid deposit [..]

Diseases in which there is a familial pattern of AMYLOIDOSIS.

Disease characterized by accumulation of abnormal protein deposits.

a disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid in bodily organs and tissues

A group of diseases in which protein is deposited in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either primary (with no known cause) or secondary (caused by another disease, including some types of cancer). Generally, primary amyloidosis affects the nerves, skin, tongue, joints, heart, [..]

, a pathologic condition in mated queen honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), causing premature drone production, associated with the deposition of amyloid in the cytoplasm of the spermathecal epithelium [..]

Deposition of amyloid. A common complication of several diseases (leprosy, tuberculosis), often associated with perturbation of the immune system, although there may be immunosuppression or enhancement. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

A group of conditions of diverse etiologies characterized by the accumulation of insoluble fine protein fibers (amyloid) in various organs and tissues of the body such that vital function is compromised. The associated disease states may be inflammatory, hereditary, or neoplastic, and the deposition can be local, generalized, or systemic. Amyloidos [..]

A build-up of thick fibrous tissue called amyloid tissue that can impair the way some organs work.