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Amyloid nephrosis

Familial renal amyloidosis
Autosomal dominant - en.svg
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner
Classification and external resources
Specialty endocrinology
ICD-10 E85.0
ICD-9-CM 277.3
OMIM 105200
DiseasesDB 33335
eMedicine med/3379
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Familial renal amyloidosis (or familial visceral amyloidosis, or hereditary amyloid nephropathy) is a form of amyloidosis primarily presenting in the kidney.

It is associated most commonly with congenital mutations in the fibrinogen alpha chain and classified as a dysfibrinogenemia (see Hereditary Fibrinogen Aα-Chain Amyloidosis). and, less commonly, with congenital mutations in apolipoprotein A1 and lysozyme.

It is also known as "Ostertag" type, after B. Ostertag, who characterized it in 1932 and 1950.



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