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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
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 of amyloid as an 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 microscopic examination, explained the presence of nonbranching fibrils with indeterminate length and variable width.[2][1]
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.