Diagnostic tools for amyloidosis.

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Demonstration of amyloid deposits in biopsy specimens is the only means of confirming the diagnosis of amyloidosis. In experienced hands, nonsurgical biopsies of the rectal mucosa or, preferably, of the abdominal fat pad or labial salivary glands provide the diagnosis in 80 to 85% of cases. Immunolabeling studies help to determine the histological type of amyloidosis but are not performed routinely in everyday...

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