Monoclonal light chain cardiac amyloidosis

What it means

A type of cardiac amyloidosis related to deposition of an immunoglobulin light chain. The current gold standard of amyloid typing is to determine the precursor protein using laser microdissection mass spectrometry.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category