Diagnosis and Classification of Amyloidosis

Introduction

December 2009

Welcome to Mayo Medical Laboratories' Hot Topics. These presentations provide short discussion of current topics and may be helpful to you in your practice.

Our presenter for this program is Dr. Ahmet Dogan, Medical Director of the Immunostains Laboratory in the Division of Anatomic Pathology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Dogan will review the diagnosis of amyloidosis and describe a highly specific and sensitive novel test for typing of amyloidosis in routine clinical biopsy specimens.

Introduction

Next Slide >

 

Jump to section:

• Amyloidosis
• Diagnosis¹
• Slide Images
• Subtypes: Historical Context
• Subtypes²
• Subtyping
• Subtyping
• Subtyping in Tissues
• Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomic Analysis of Amyloidosis
• Protein Extraction
• Fragmented Peptides
• Mass/charge of Daughter Ions Measured
• Bioinformatics
• Case History 1
• Bone Marrow Biopsy Image
• Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping
• Bone Marrow Image
• Congo Red-Positive Slide Image
• Immunohistochemistry Slide Images
• Microdissection
• MS-Based Proteomic Analysis
• Diagnosis
• Case History 2
• Renal Biopsy Image
• MS-Based Proteomic Analysis
• Diagnosis
• Mass Spectrometry Results in 50 Cases of Amyloidosis³
• Summary: Diagnosis
• Summary: Classification
• References
• Questions?