Amyloidosis: Tissue Proteinosis: Gammaloidosis
Authors: ELLIOTT F. OSSERMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Editorials1 December 1961Amyloidosis: Tissue Proteinosis: GammaloidosisELLIOTT F. OSSERMAN, M.D.ELLIOTT F. OSSERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-6-1033 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe three articles dealing with "amyloidosis" which appear in this issue of the ANNALS are testimony to the continuing interest in this vexingly obscure clinical and experimental phenomenon. Despite the extensive studies of the subject which have been carried out over the past several decades, the precise pathogenesis and exact biochemical nature of these infiltrates are still incompletely understood. Some progress has been made, however, and it may be in order to summarize briefly our present knowledge and some of the current "working hypotheses."At the outset, it may be appropriate to examine and possibly to challenge the validity of...References1. APITZ K: Die paraproteinosen (über die Störung des Eiweisstoffwechsels bei Plasmacytom). Virchow. Arch. Path. Anat. 306: 631, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. TEILUM G: Periodic acid-Schiff-positive reticuloendothelial cells producing glycoprotein: functional significance during formation of amyloid. Amer. J. Path. 32: 945, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. VASQUEZDIXON JJFJ: Immunohistochemical analysis of amyloid by fluorescence technique. J. Exp. Med. 104: 727, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MELLORSNOWOSLAWSKIKORNGOLDSENGSON RCALBL: Rheumatoid factor and the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. J. Exp. Med. 113: 475, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BRIGGS GW: Amyloidosis. Ann. Intern. Med. 55: 943, 1961. LinkGoogle Scholar6. 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