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Lambda II immunoglobulin light chain protein in primary localized rectal amyloidosis
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Amyloid
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December 1, 2007
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- Zaky, Ziad S; Liepnieks, Juris J; Rex, Douglas K; Cummings, Oscar W; Benson, Merrill D
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Keywords: Amyloid protein, λ light chain, localized rectal amyloidosis
Abbreviations: λ^sub II^ = lambda II; Ig = immunoglobulin; LC=light chain; PVDF=polyvinylidine difluoride; AL=amyloid light chain; AA = amyloid A; SAA = serum amyloid A; ApoAI = apolipoprotein A-I; ApoAII = apolipoprotein A-II; SDSPAGE = sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; BLAST = Basic Logical Alignment Search Tool; RTPCR = reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
Abstract
Rectal involvement is usually part of a systemic amyloidosis, whereas, localized rectal amyloidosis is a rare entity. We present a case of asymptomatic localized rectal amyloidoma. Amyloid fibrils were isolated ...