title: Amyloidosis secondary to gout. Identification with a monoclonal antibody to amyloid protein A.
abstract: A patient with amyloidosis secondary to polyarticular gout is presented in whom amyloid protein A (AA) was demonstrated in the kidney with a monoclonal antibody against protein A. The rarity of this association is discussed and a pathogenetic mechanism proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Universidad Catolica de Chile.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacobelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vial
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Scheinberg
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006073:Gout / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein