How to Use amyloidosis in a Sentence
amyloidosis
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The amyloidosis field has come a long way in the last three-plus decades.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
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The images told the story: The man had a disease known as amyloidosis.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
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The cause was amyloidosis, said her husband, John Cooney.
—Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2018
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The cause was cardiac amyloidosis, said her husband, Robert Kapp.
—Staff Reports, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
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In transthyretin amyloidosis, mutations in the TTR gene cause the liver to produce abnormal versions of the transthyretin protein.
—WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
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While none of the 40 types of amyloidosis are common, your sister was right that protein in the urine might represent a serious condition.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2021
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He was diagnosed in 2014 with the rare condition amyloidosis, which produces protein deposits in the heart.
—Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
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Things are also looking up for treatment of AL amyloidosis.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
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A biopsy of his heart, taken after the accident, revealed that Mr. Shields had a hereditary form of amyloidosis.
—Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
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This type of amyloidosis is also progressive but much more slowly.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
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The cause was cardiac amyloidosis, said his wife, Margaret Kepner.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
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The cause was complications related to amyloidosis, said his son-in-law, Stefan Merrill Block.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 11 May 2018
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Last year, Intellia Therapeutics was the first to demonstrate that this was possible for a disease called transthyretin amyloidosis.
—WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
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Cardiac amyloidosis can be a result of a cancer known as multiple myeloma.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
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The hospice’s expertise was end-stage cancer, not amyloidosis.
—Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
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The initial results in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), a rare degenerative disease that can lead to nerve damage and the stiffening of the heart, are impressive.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 2 July 2021
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The cause was cardiac amyloidosis, his daughter Deborah said.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
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In 2016, the company scrapped development of another RNAi drug for amyloidosis after a study showed a higher death rate among patients taking the drug, compared with a placebo.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
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McGuinness suffered from amyloidosis, a rare disease with a strain specific to Ireland’s northwest.
—Shawn Pogatchnik, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2017
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No cause of death was revealed, but Musharraf, had been battling a rare disease, amyloidosis, and was being treated at a hospital in Dubai, Pakistani media reported.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023
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The genetic error resulted in the birth of a rare condition known as hereditary transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis.
—Wired, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
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But in those with hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, the genetic mutation produces a botched version of it.
—Wired, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
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Vyndamax works by reducing the protein buildup, which is known as transthyretin mediated amyloidosis.
—Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 26 July 2022
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The special education teacher has amyloidosis, a rare and deadly disease caused by toxic clumps of protein that build up in the body and damage the heart, nervous system and kidneys, among other organ systems.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2021
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Solution: Three years ago, Frank was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis.
—Rene Alvarez, M.d., Philly.com, 7 July 2017
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The cause was complications from amyloidosis, an abnormal protein disorder, said a son, James Wilkins.
—Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
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In April 2016, doctors diagnosed Tafflinger with end-stage renal disease from kidney damage because of amyloidosis, which his doctor has said is a rare disorder caused by the abnormal buildup of a protein.
—Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2020
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Hill had amyloidosis, which was causing chronic fatigue.
—Sam Blum, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
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Musharraf was hospitalized in Dubai in May 2022, suffering from a rare condition called amyloidosis which can lead to multiple organ failure because of a build-up of a dangerous protein in the body.
—Maria Usman, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2023
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That's a big improvement on current standard treatments, and a promising outcome for patients with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), a rare degenerative disease that can lead to nerve damage and the stiffening of the heart.
—Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 29 June 2021
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