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  • Title: Amyloidosis of the joints: evidence that human hip capsules have a unique predisposition for amyloid of the senile systemic type.
    Author: Goffin YA, McCrickard EL, Ameryckx JP, Malmendier CL, Hiden M, Cornwell GG.
    Journal: Appl Pathol; 1985; 3(1-2):88-95. PubMed ID: 3915948.
    Abstract:
    Amyloid-containing tissues were sampled from 19 capsules and 10 cartilages from hip, knee and sternoclavicular joints of 16 elderly patients. Heart ventricles from 3 of these patients were also studied. Histochemistry and immunofluorescence were performed and amyloid fibrils extracted from one hip capsule. The results indicate that 9 of 13 hip capsules contained prealbumin-like amyloid fibril protein ASc1, a finding characteristic of senile systemic amyloidosis. The amyloid of 16 out of 17 other joint structures showed no reaction with anti-ASc1 or antisera to 3 other systemic forms of amyloid, indicating that they represent localized forms of amyloid.
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