Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, OutcomesAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

Jianfeng Ding, Yan-huan Zhao, Haitao Ren, Lin Chen, Mingsheng Liu, Min Qian

2026.1.20Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1002/ncn3.70082

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In amyloid myopathy, muscle weakness was generally mild and exercise intolerance was a common feature probably attributable to underlying vascular pathology, and Muscle biopsies revealed mild inflammation and necrosis, accompanied by uneven granular C5b‐9 deposition in intramuscular vessels, a pattern that may serve as a clue for amyloidosis.

Abstract

To describe the clinical, electrophysiological, and pathological features of systemic light chain (AL) amyloid myopathy.

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DING, Jianfeng, et al. Skeletal muscle involvement in systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: Analysis of clinical, electrophysiological and pathological features in 11 patients. Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, 2026, 14(2): 142–151.