Essays about: "systemic amyloidosis"

Found 2 essays containing the words systemic amyloidosis.

1. 1. Understanding the Involvement of Leukocyte Cell-derived Chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) in Amyloidosis

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Lisa-Marie Erlandsson; [2019]
   Keywords : LECT2 amyloidosis; disulfide bonds; metal-binding; protein expression; refolding; purification; fluorimetry; CD; aggregation;

   Abstract : Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) is a zinc-binding multi-functional protein comprising three disulfide bonds, that is involved in multiple disorders of worldwide concern. Recently LECT2 was found to be involved in amyloidosis (ALECT2) and is believed to be the third most common form of systemic amyloidosis. READ MORE

3. 2. Methods for identification and diagnosis of amyloidosis

   University essay from Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Ashraf Dadgar; [2006]
   Keywords : subcutaneous fat tissue; systemic amyloidosis; Western blot analysis; immunohistochemistry; intimal amyloid;

   Abstract : The amyloidoses are biochemically heterogeneous diseases with patholophysiologic deposits of various proteins. Amyloid deposits can occur either localized to one organ or tissue or as part of a systemic disease with deposits in many different tissue. READ MORE