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Descriptor
English
:
Amyloidosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Amiloidosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Amiloidose
Synonyms
English
:
Amyloidoses
Tree Number:
C18.452.845.500
Definition
English
:
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
deposits enlarge they displace normal
tissue
structures, causing disruption of function. Various
signs and symptoms
depend on the location and size of the deposits.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with organ/dis precoord (IM); /genet: consider also
AMYLOIDOSIS
, HEREDITARY
See Related
English
:
Amyloid
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Paraproteinemias
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
699
Unique Identifier:
D000686
Occurrence in VHL
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