April 2021 doi:10.5837/bjc.2021.016
Tamer Rezk, Julian D Gillmore
Abstract
Introduction
Table 1. Main amyloid types and responsible precursor fibrils
Amyloid type
Precursor fibril protein
Immunoglobulin light chain (AL)
Immunoglobulin light chains
Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR)
Mutations of the transythretin molecules
Wild-type transthyretin (wtATTR)
Wild-type (non-mutant) transthyretin molecules
Hereditary fibrinogen (AFib)
Mutations of the fibrinogen molecules
Hereditary apolipoprotein (AApoA1)
Mutations of apolipoprotein A1 molecules
Isolated atrial amyloid (IAA)
Atrial natriuretic peptide
Systemic AA
Serum amyloid A (SAA) protein
This table illustrates the most common amyloid types and is
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