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amyloid protein AA; amyloid fibril protein AA

fragment of amyloid protein SAA (serum amyloid protein-A). Pathology: - deposition as amyloid (AA amyloidosis) is frequently a complication of chronic inflammatory conditions such as: a) rheumatoid arthritis (AA amyloidosis) b) familial Mediterranean fever

Related

AA amyloidosis rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

General

serum amyloid A1 protein; SAA; contains: amyloid protein A; amyloid fibril protein AA (SAA1)

Properties

SIZE: entity length = 122 aa MW = 14 kD COMPARTMENT: plasma MOTIF: signal sequence {1-18}

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998