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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D. [2]

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Biopsy is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of renal amyloidosis

Biopsy is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of renal amyloidosis.^[1]

↑ Duston MA, Skinner M, Meenan RF, Cohen AS (January 1989). "Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of abdominal fat aspiration for the diagnosis of amyloidosis". Arthritis Rheum. 32 (1): 82–5. PMID 2912466.