Article
Systemic amyloidosis: lessons from β2-microglobulin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Apr 2015
Stoppini Monica, Bellotti Vittorio
Abstract excerpt
β2-Microglobulin is responsible for systemic amyloidosis affecting patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis. Its genetic variant D76N causes a very rare form of familial systemic amyloidosis. These two types of amyloidoses differ significantly in terms of the tissue localization of deposits and for major pathological features. Considering how the amyloidogenesis of the β2-microglobulin mechanism has been...
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