Published January 31, 2015 | Version v1
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A practical approach to the diagnosis of systemic amyloidoses

  • 1. Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Fondazione Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;; Amyloidosis and Myeloma Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain;
  • 2. Pathology Unit, Fondazione Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; and
  • 3. Scientific Direction, Biometry and Statistics, Fondazione Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
  • 4. Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Fondazione Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy;

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Key PointsThe first wide, prospective report on the role of IEM in the differential diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis. IEM allows for the correct characterization of the amyloid protein in virtually all cases and represents a viable alternative to mass spectrometry.

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