Autor: |
Hiroko Koizumi, M Mihara, I Konohana, H Ueki, Y. Hagari, O Yamamoto |
Rok vydání: |
1998 |
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Zdroj: |
British Journal of Dermatology. 138:652-654 |
ISSN: |
0007-0963 |
DOI: |
10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02179.x |
Popis: |
Nodular localized cutaneous amyloidosis (NLCA) is a disorder characterized by deposition of amyloid derived from immunoglobulin light chains. We used semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to analyse archival paraffin-embedded sections from a previous patient and from four additional, previously reported patients with NLCA to determine whether involvement of monoclonal plasma cells is a universal feature of this condition. The semi-nested PCR analysis revealed one or two amplified bands, around 100-120 bp, for all five cases of NLCA, although the yields varied from case to case. These results suggest that clonal expansion of plasma cells in NLCA may occur locally. |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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