title: Amyloid: toward terminology clarification. Report from the Nomenclature Committee of the International Society of Amyloidosis.
abstract: The modern nomenclature of amyloidosis now includes 25 human and 8 animal fibril proteins. To be included in the list, the protein has to be a major fibril protein in extracellular deposits, which have the characteristics of amyloid, including affinity for Congo red with resulting green birefringence. Synthetic fibrils with amyloid properties are best named 'amyloid-like'. With increasing knowledge, however, the borders between different protein aggregates tend to become less sharp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Per.Westermark@genpat.uu.se
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Westermark
authors.forename: Merrill D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Joel N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Buxbaum
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Blas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frangione
authors.forename: Shu-Ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Colin L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.forename: Giampaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.forename: Jean D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sipe
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000145:classification*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid