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Most people won’t get kidney problems due to ankylosing spondylitis. But it may not be as rare as once thought. Research shows kidney disease happens in 8%-35% of people with ankylosing spondylitis.
If you have ankylosing spondylitis, ... Amyloidosis. In rare situations, amyloid protein can collect in organs like the kidneys, liver, and heart. They can’t work right because of this.
Amyloidosis is a group of conditions that cause an abnormal protein called amyloid to build up in the body. Treatment depends on the type of amyloidosis but may include medications and organ ...
Cardiac amyloidosis has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations but the most frequent presentation is heart failure. Differential diagnoses from other restrictive cardiomyopathies is important.
Recent insights into processes involved in fibrillogenesis have opened new therapeutic avenues for amyloidosis. Julian Gillmore and Philip Hawkins update us on the development of drugs to ...
Intellia Announces Positive Two-Year Follow-Up Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Study of Nexiguran Ziclumeran (nex-z), in Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin (ATTR) Amyloidosis with Polyneuropathy at ...
Spondylitis refers to inflammatory conditions affecting the spine, which can lead to severe back pain, stiffness, and other complications. It primarily affects the spine and sacroiliac joints but ...
The double-blind, placebo-controlled, time-to-event AFFIRM-AL trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04973137) assessed the safety and efficacy of birtamimab in 207 newly diagnosed, treatment ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My dad was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis shortly after his 70th birthday. It’s difficult to pronounce let alone understand. What is cardiac amyloidosis? Am I at risk ...