Clinical impact of lilac-colored aggregates on may-Grünwald-Giemsa-stained bone marrow smears in patients with amyloid light-chain amyloidosis
LicAGs are amyloid fibrils, indicating their potential significance in AL amyloidosis, especially when monoclonal immunoglobulins are undetectable. They may also serve as indicators of organ involvement and as surrogate markers for treatment response.
Authors
- Yumiko Higuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5304-2317)
- Yuka Takezawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4594-7882)
- Nagaaki Katoh
- Satoshi Fujimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4282-8476)
- Ritsuko Nakagoshi
- Suzuho Onagi
- Ayaka Kodama
- Yoshiki Sekijima
- Ryuto Oshita
- Masahide Yazaki
Institutions
- Shinshu University (JP)
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- Shinshu University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Amyloid
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13506129.2026.2639830
- Primary Topic
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00