Description
amyloidosis: A disorder characterized by the localized or diffuse accumulation of amyloid protein in various anatomic sites. It may be primary, due to clonal plasma cell proliferations; secondary, due to long standing infections, chronic inflammatory disorders, or malignancies; or familial. It may affect the nerves, skin, tongue, joints, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and adrenal glands.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
E4_AMYLNAS |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: E859, ICD-8: 27699 |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: E859, ICD-8: 27699 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
4 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology