TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Hui-Wen AU - Tang, Rong AU - Xiao, Xiang-Cheng AU - Liu, Wei AU - Gertz, Morie A. AU - Kobayashi, Hiroki AU - Zeng, Hui PY - 2019 TI - Systemic AL amyloidosis with high bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs) infiltration: a case report and literature review JF - Journal of Xiangya Medicine; Vol 4 (July 2019): Journal of Xiangya Medicine Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - Light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a complex and often fatal disease caused by misfolded protein deposition characterized by monoclonal immunoglobulin light-chain fibrils in tissues and organs (1). This light chain protein, usually produced by a small and indolent plasma cell clone, is responsible for positive staining with Congo red when observed under polarized light, a gold standard for the diagnosis of AL amyloidosis (2). UR - https://jxym.amegroups.org/article/view/5292