Apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
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Overview
Historical Perspective
- In 1639, Nicolaus Fontanus autopsied a young man who had ascites, jaundice, liver abscess, and splenomegaly and his report has been the first description of amyloidosis.[1]
- In 1854, Rudolph Virchow introduced the term "amyloid" as a macroscopic abnormality in some tissues.[2]
- In 1867, Weber reported the first case of amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma.[1]
- In 1922, Bennhold introduced Congo Red staining of amyloid that remains the gold standard for diagnosis.[3]
- In 1959, Cohen and Calkins used ultrathin sections of amyloidotic tissues and assessed by electron microscopy, explained the presence of non-branching fibrils with indeterminate length and variable width.[2][1]
Classification
Apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis is one of the subtypes of familial amyloidosis. Familiar amyloidosis may be classified according to the type of mutant protein into 7 subtypes:[4][5][6]
- Transthyretin (TTR)
- Apolipoprotein AI
- Apolipoprotein AII
- Fibrinogen Aa
- Lysozyme
- Gelsolin
- Cystatin C
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| Transthyretin (TTR) | Apolipoprotein AI | Gelsolin | Lysozyme | Cystatin C | Fibrinogen Aa-chain | Apolipoprotein AII | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis
- It is understood that amyloidosis is the result of deposition of Amyloid.[7]
- Amyloid is an abnormal insoluble extracellular protein which may cause organic dysfunction and a wide variety of clinical syndromes.
- These abnormal amyloids are derived from misfolding and aggregation of normally soluble proteins.
- Amyloid depositions also have glycosaminoglycans and serum amyloid P component (SAP) which alter the propensity for amyloid formation.[8][9][10]
- Amyloid deposition can disrupt tissue structure of involved organ and consequently leads to organ failure.[11]
- Genetic mutations in Apolipoprotein AII gene may lead to misfolding protein product.
Genetics
- 3 different mutations in the stop codon for the ApoAII gene including stop78Gly, stop78Ser, and stop78Arg has been found to be associated with amyloidosis.
- These mutations lead to an extra 21-amino acid at the carboxyl terminal end of the protein.
Causes
Common cause of Apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis is genetic mutation.[12][13][14][15]
Differentiating ((Page name)) from Other Diseases
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Epidemiology and Demographics
- The mortality rate of systemic amyloidosis is approximately 100 per 100,000 deaths in developed countries.[17]
- In apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis, the mean age of presentation is early adulthood.
- Hereditary amyloidosis subtypes include a substitution of an amino acid that is detected in approximately 4% of the african american population.[16]
- Men are more commonly affected by amyloidosis than women.[18]
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis include:[19][20][19]
- Older age
- Male gender
- African american race
- Positive family history
Screening
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
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Diagnosis
Diagnostic Study of Choice
- Tissue biopsy with Congo red stain is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis.[21]
- Biopsy tissue may be taken from an affected organ like kidney, or from subcutaneous fat or rectal mucosa.
- The rectal mucosa biopsy is more sensitive for apolipoprotein AII amyloidosis.
- Biopsy of the affected organ is recommended for patients with limited organ involvement.[22]
- Biopsy from unaffected organs is more sensitive in patients with multi-organ involvement.
- The following finding on performing tissue biopsy is confirmatory for familial amyloidosis:[23][24]
- Apple green birefringence of the tissue sample under polarized light with Congo red stain.
- There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of familial amyloidosis.
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Treatment
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kyle RA (June 2011). "Amyloidosis: a brief history". Amyloid. 18 Suppl 1: 6–7. doi:10.3109/13506129.2011.574354001. PMID 21838413.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sipe JD, Cohen AS (June 2000). "Review: history of the amyloid fibril". J. Struct. Biol. 130 (2–3): 88–98. doi:10.1006/jsbi.2000.4221. PMID 10940217.
- ↑ Khan MF, Falk RH (November 2001). "Amyloidosis". Postgrad Med J. 77 (913): 686–93. PMC 1742163. PMID 11677276.
- ↑ Benson, Merrill D (2003). "The hereditary amyloidoses". Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 17 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.001. ISSN 1521-6942.
- ↑ Benson, Merrill D (2003). "The hereditary amyloidoses". Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 17 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.001. ISSN 1521-6942.
- ↑ Scriver, Charles (2001). The metabolic & molecular bases of inherited disease. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0079130358.
- ↑ Wechalekar AD, Gillmore JD, Hawkins PN (June 2016). "Systemic amyloidosis". Lancet. 387 (10038): 2641–2654. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01274-X. PMID 26719234.
- ↑ Pepys MB, Rademacher TW, Amatayakul-Chantler S, Williams P, Noble GE, Hutchinson WL, Hawkins PN, Nelson SR, Gallimore JR, Herbert J (June 1994). "Human serum amyloid P component is an invariant constituent of amyloid deposits and has a uniquely homogeneous glycostructure". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 (12): 5602–6. doi:10.1073/pnas.91.12.5602. PMC 44044. PMID 8202534.
- ↑ Tan SY, Pepys MB (November 1994). "Amyloidosis". Histopathology. 25 (5): 403–14. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2559.1994.tb00001.x. PMID 7868080.
- ↑ Botto M, Hawkins PN, Bickerstaff MC, Herbert J, Bygrave AE, McBride A, Hutchinson WL, Tennent GA, Walport MJ, Pepys MB (August 1997). "Amyloid deposition is delayed in mice with targeted deletion of the serum amyloid P component gene". Nat. Med. 3 (8): 855–9. doi:10.1038/nm0897-855. PMID 9256275.
- ↑ Wechalekar AD, Gillmore JD, Hawkins PN (June 2016). "Systemic amyloidosis". Lancet. 387 (10038): 2641–2654. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01274-X. PMID 26719234.
- ↑ Pepys MB, Hawkins PN, Booth DR, Vigushin DM, Tennent GA, Soutar AK, Totty N, Nguyen O, Blake CC, Terry CJ (April 1993). "Human lysozyme gene mutations cause hereditary systemic amyloidosis". Nature. 362 (6420): 553–7. doi:10.1038/362553a0. PMID 8464497.
- ↑ Benson, Merrill D (2003). "The hereditary amyloidoses". Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 17 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.001. ISSN 1521-6942.
- ↑ Benson, Merrill D (2003). "The hereditary amyloidoses". Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 17 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.001. ISSN 1521-6942.
- ↑ Scriver, Charles (2001). The metabolic & molecular bases of inherited disease. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0079130358.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Khan MF, Falk RH (November 2001). "Amyloidosis". Postgrad Med J. 77 (913): 686–93. PMC 1742163. PMID 11677276.
- ↑ Pepys MB (2006). "Amyloidosis". Annu. Rev. Med. 57: 223–41. doi:10.1146/annurev.med.57.121304.131243. PMID 16409147.
- ↑ Shin YM (March 2011). "Hepatic amyloidosis". Korean J Hepatol. 17 (1): 80–3. doi:10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.1.80. PMC 3304630. PMID 21494083.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Shin YM (March 2011). "Hepatic amyloidosis". Korean J Hepatol. 17 (1): 80–3. doi:10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.1.80. PMC 3304630. PMID 21494083.
- ↑ Khan MF, Falk RH (November 2001). "Amyloidosis". Postgrad Med J. 77 (913): 686–93. PMC 1742163. PMID 11677276.
- ↑ Benson MD, Yazaki M, Magy N (December 2002). "Laboratory assessment of transthyretin amyloidosis". Clin. Chem. Lab. Med. 40 (12): 1262–5. doi:10.1515/CCLM.2002.218. PMID 12553428.
- ↑ Andrews TR, Colon-Otero G, Calamia KT, Menke DM, Boylan KB, Kyle RA (December 2002). "Utility of subcutaneous fat aspiration for diagnosing amyloidosis in patients with isolated peripheral neuropathy". Mayo Clin. Proc. 77 (12): 1287–90. doi:10.4065/77.12.1287. PMID 12479513.
- ↑ COHEN AS, CALKINS E (April 1959). "Electron microscopic observations on a fibrous component in amyloid of diverse origins". Nature. 183 (4669): 1202–3. doi:10.1038/1831202a0. PMID 13657054.
- ↑ Kyle RA (September 2001). "Amyloidosis: a convoluted story". Br. J. Haematol. 114 (3): 529–38. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02999.x. PMID 11552976.