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Jose R Russe-Russe1, Chiya Abramowitz2, James R Pellegrini1

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Cureus
|December 7, 2022
PubMed
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COVID-19 infection may accelerate systemic amyloidosis, particularly hepatic involvement, by triggering an effective immune response. This study explores amyloid light chain (AL) and serum amyloid A (AA) protein roles in COVID-19, examining their impact on disease severity.

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amyloid plaquesclinical infectious medicinecovid-19gastrointestinal amyloidhepatologyliver function

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