Amyloidosis
What is Amyloidosis?
In medicine, Amyloidosis refers to a variety of conditions in which Amyloid proteins are abnormally deposited in organs and/or tissues. Amyloidosis is a disease that occurs when substances called amyloid proteins build up in your organs. Amyloid is an abnormal protein commonly produced by cells in your bone marrow that can be deposited in any tissue or organ. Amyloidosis frequently affects the heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
Amyloidosis is a gather of diseases that consequence from the abnormal deposition of a particular protein, called amyloid, in various tissues of the body. Amyloid protein can be fastened in a located area and may not be harmful or only affect a single tissue of the body. Amyloidosis that affects tissues throughout the body is referred to as systemic amyloidosis. Systemic amyloidosis can cause serious changes in virtually any organ of the body. Primary amyloidosis is a condition in which protein fibers are deposited in tissues and organs, harming them.
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