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Fatal overproduction of antibodies

Mutations in plasma cells play a key role in light chain amyloidosis TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) Bone marrow plasma cells produce antibodies. These comprise two long and two short protein chains. The pathological proliferation of plasma cells can lead to an overproduction of the short chains. These associate to fibrils and deposit in organs....