When Sally Cox was diagnosed with light chain amyloidosis (AL) in 2019, she was shocked. Not only had she never heard of the rare disease that causes abnormal proteins (or amyloids) to build up in ...

AL (immunoglobulin light chain) amyloidosis is a rare disease that often results in progressive organ dysfunction, organ failure and eventual death. Clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow secrete free ...

MM often goes undetected until its later stages because it presents with non-specific symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, bone pain, and recurrent infections. 2,3 However, better awareness, ...