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Amyloidosis

Medical Definition: A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal protein folding and deposition. As the AMYLOID deposits enlarge they displace normal tissue structures, causing disruption of function. Various signs and symptoms depend on the location and size of the deposits.
Guide Notes: coord IM with organ/dis precoord (IM); /genet: consider also AMYLOIDOSIS, HEREDITARY

Amyloidosis Medical Definitions and Terms

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