HomeBoston Medical Center is an international referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of amyloidosis, a rare group of diseases due to the abnormal accumulation of the protein amyloid in various parts of the body. This can occur as part of a bone marrow plasma cell disorder, secondary to other diseases, or in a hereditary form. | |
The Amyloid Treatment & Research Program at BMC is one of few in the nation that treats amyloidosis with stem cell transplantation. The Program offers a multi-disciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment of this multi-organ disorder. |
Amyloid doctors specializing in cardiology, pulmonary, nephrology, gastroenterology, neurology, and other systems participate in patient evaluation and care.
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