title: Amyloidosis with oral involvement.
abstract: Amyloidosis is a disease complex in which amyloid fibrils, formed from various serum proteins, may be deposited in a local or systemic distribution. When this deposition affects vital organs the disease usually is fatal because there is no effective treatment. This paper reports a case of amyloidosis with oral involvement and discusses recent advances concerning the properties of amyloid fibrils and the various pathogenic mechanisms responsible for their formation.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Speculand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000682:Amyloid / Q000502:physiology; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000502:physiology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; C035222:amyloid protein AL