A range of clinical disorders occur because of proteins, misfolded, binding together to form so-called amyloid ("starch-like") fibrils that subsequently deposit and impact organ function. Devoid of the structural, supportive, or motility function of most fibrous proteins, amyloid is the abnormal, extracellular, insoluble, proteinaceous deposits in organs and tissues, protein deposits that remain resistant to … Continue reading Understanding Amyloid