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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Serum and Tissue Light-Chains as Disease Biomarkers in AL Amyloidosis.

Alberto Aimo, Yu Fu Ferrari Chen, Michela Chianca, Francesco Mori, Angela Pucci, Vincenzo Castiglione, Veronica Musetti, Laura Caponi, Iacopo Fabiani, Giuseppe Vergaro and 3 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Alberto AimoHealth Sciences Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Yu Fu Ferrari ChenHealth Sciences Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7577-6661
Michela ChiancaUniversity Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8446-8927
Francesco MoriUniversity Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-9745-1582
Angela PucciUniversity Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8110-4458
Vincenzo CastiglioneHealth Sciences Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Veronica MusettiFondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-0595-2346
Laura CaponiUniversity Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Iacopo FabianiFondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe VergaroHealth Sciences Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Maria FranziniUniversity Hospital of Pisa, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Michele EmdinHealth Sciences Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Daniela CardinaleCardioncology Unit, Cardioncology and Second Opinion Division, European Institute of Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4038-8033

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most prevalent type of diagnosed systemic amyloidosis in Western countries, characterized by the deposition of misfolded immunoglobulin light chains (LCs) in various organs, most commonly the heart and kidneys. Circulating free LC (FLC) measurement, which can be performed by mass spectrometry or antibody-based techniques, is a crucial tool for AL amyloidosis diagnosis, risk assessment, and management. Additionally, diagnosing AL amyloidosis requires accurate detection of LC deposits in tissues. In addition to immunohistochemical techniques, mass spectrometry-based methods are now available.

Indexed as

BiomarkersImmunoglobulin Light-chain AmyloidosisImmunoglobulin Light ChainsHumansMass SpectrometryBiomarkersImmunoglobulin Light ChainsAL amyloidosisamyloid fibrilsfree light-chainsheart failureimmunoglobulinplasma cell disorder

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PMID41096780
PMCPMC12524387

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