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Amyloidosis Information
(from Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/amyloidosis/ and Boston University Amyloid Research and Treatment http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/)

Definition
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431
http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/about/what/

Overview of Amyloidosis
http://www.mayoclinic.org/amyloidosis/

SYMPTOMS
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=symptoms

Causes
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=causes

RISK FACTORS
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=risk-factors

Types of Amyloidosis
http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/about/what/types/

http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/research/gerry-lab/senile-systemic-amyloidosis/
Senile Systemic Amyloidosis » Amyloid Treatment and Research ... A major focus of research in the Gerry Laboratory is the study of senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA), an age-related type of amyloid disease caused by deposition ...

TESTS
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis

Risk Factors
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=risk-factors

Complications
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=complications

Symptoms of Amyloidosis
http://www.mayoclinic.org/amyloidosis/symptoms.html
http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/about/what/symptoms/

Diagnosis of Amyloidosis
http://www.mayoclinic.org/amyloidosis/diagnosis.html
http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/about/what/diagnose/

Preparing for Your Appointment
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/amyloidosis/DS00431/DSECTION=preparing-for-your-appointment

Treatment Options
http://www.mayoclinic.org/amyloidosis/treatment.html
http://www.bu.edu/amyloid/about/what/treatments/

Stem Cell Transplant
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stem-cell-transplant/MY00089

Video – How A Stem Cell Transplant Works
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stem-cell-transplant/MM00787


       



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