Amyloidosis
| Amyloidosis | |
|---|---|
| Term | Amyloidosis |
| Short definition | amyloidosis (A-muh-loy-DOH-sis) group of diseases in which protein accumulates in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis can be either primary (with no known cause), secondary (caused by another disease, including some cancers such as multiple myeloma), or hereditary (passed from parents to children). |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
amyloidosis - (pronounced) (A-muh-loy-DOH-sis) group of diseases in which protein accumulates in specific organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis can be either primary (with no known cause), secondary (caused by another disease, including some cancers such as multiple myeloma), or hereditary (passed from parents to children). Many organs are affected by amyloidosis. The organs affected may depend on whether amyloidosis is the primary, secondary, or hereditary form
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