Renal & urology · UKMLA & AKT
Amyloidosis (renal)
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- Renal amyloidosis is an important secondary cause of nephrotic syndrome caused by extracellular deposition of misfolded proteins as beta-pleated sheet fibrils in the mesangium and glomerular basement membrane, disrupting the filtration barrier and causing massive proteinuria.
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