loading...| Preferred Name |
Amyloidosis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2868 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A group of diseases in which protein builds up in certain organs (localized amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either primary (with no known cause), secondary (caused by another disease, including some types of cancer, such as multiple myeloma), or hereditary (passed down from parents to children). Many organs are affected by amyloidosis. The organs affected may depend on whether the amyloidosis is the primary, secondary, or hereditary form. An accumulation of amyloid protein. |
| code |
C2868 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C103080 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C120531 |
| Contributing_Source |
CTEP CDISC |
| DEFINITION |
A disorder characterized by the localized or diffuse accumulation of amyloid protein in various anatomic sites. It may be primary, due to clonal plasma cell proliferations; secondary, due to long standing infections, chronic inflammatory disorders, or malignancies; or familial. It may affect the nerves, skin, tongue, joints, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and adrenal glands. |
| FULL_SYN |
AMYLOID |
| label |
Amyloidosis |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Amyloidosis |
| Preferred_Name |
Amyloidosis |
| prefixIRI |
C2868 |
| prefLabel |
Amyloidosis |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0002726 |
| subClassOf |