Immunoelectron microscopy and mass spectrometry for classification of amyloid deposits

N Abildgaard, AM Rojek, HEH Møller, NB Palstrøm… - Amyloid, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Amyloidosis is a shared name for several rare, complex and serious diseases caused by
extra-cellular deposits of different misfolded proteins. Accurate characterization of the …

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics as a diagnostic tool when immunoelectron microscopy fails in typing amyloid deposits

F Lavatelli, V Valentini, G Palladini, L Verga, P Russo… - Amyloid, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics can directly identify amyloid deposits. We
describe successful proteomic amyloid typing in fat aspirates in which immunoelectron …

The complementary role of histology and proteomics for diagnosis and typing of systemic amyloidosis

T Rezk, JA Gilbertson, PP Mangione… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The tissue diagnosis of amyloidosis and confirmation of fibril protein type, which are crucial
for clinical management, have traditionally relied on Congo red (CR) staining followed by …

Clinical proteomics for diagnosis and typing of systemic amyloidoses

F Brambilla, F Lavatelli, G Merlini… - PROTEOMICS–Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Amyloidoses are characterized by deposition of misfolded proteins as β‐pleated sheet fibrils
in organs. Despite the similar morphologic appearance of fibrils, at least 28 different proteins …

Proteomic typing of amyloid deposits in systemic amyloidoses

F Lavatelli, JA Vrana - Amyloid, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Amyloidoses are characterized by the presence of extracellular amyloid deposits,
constituted by fibrillar aggregates of misfolded proteins. Despite the similar morphologic …

A comparison of immunohistochemistry and mass spectrometry for determining the amyloid fibril protein from formalin-fixed biopsy tissue

JA Gilbertson, JD Theis, JA Vrana… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - jcp.bmj.com
Amyloidosis is caused by deposition in tissues of abnormal protein in a characteristic fibrillar
form. There are many types of amyloidosis, classified according to the soluble protein …

Imaging mass spectrometry analysis of renal amyloidosis biopsies reveals protein co-localization with amyloid deposits

R Casadonte, M Kriegsmann, SO Deininger… - Analytical and …, 2015 - Springer
Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of protein misfolding diseases characterized by
deposition of amyloid proteins. The kidney is frequently affected, especially by …

Immunohistochemical typing of amyloid in fixed paraffin-embedded samples by an automatic procedure: Comparison with immunofluorescence data on fresh-frozen …

A Barreca, E Bottasso, F Veneziano, M Giarin… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Amyloidosis comprises a spectrum of disorders characterized by the extracellular deposition
of amorphous material, originating from an abnormal serum protein. The typing of amyloid …

Mass spectrometry amyloid typing is reproducible across multiple organ sites

D Holub, P Flodrova, T Pika, P Flodr… - BioMed Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We have determined patient's amyloid subtype through immunohistochemical and
proteomic analyses of formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) tissue samples from two …

Diagnostic challenges and solutions in systemic amyloidosis

R Goldis, B Kaplan, O Kukuy, M Arad, H Magen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Amyloidosis refers to a clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the
extracellular deposition of amyloid proteins in various tissues of the body. To date, 42 …