Preferred Label : Amyloidosis;
NCIt related terms : AMYLOID;
NCIt definition : A disorder characterized by the localized or diffuse accumulation of amyloid protein
in various anatomic sites. It may be primary, due to clonal plasma cell proliferations;
secondary, due to long standing infections, chronic inflammatory disorders, or malignancies;
or familial. It may affect the nerves, skin, tongue, joints, heart, liver, spleen,
kidneys and adrenal glands.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: An accumulation of amyloid protein.; NCI-GLOSS: A group of diseases in which protein builds up in certain organs (localized
amyloidosis) or throughout the body (systemic amyloidosis). Amyloidosis may be either
primary (with no known cause), secondary (caused by another disease, including some
types of cancer, such as multiple myeloma), or hereditary (passed down from parents
to children). Many organs are affected by amyloidosis. The organs affected may depend
on whether the amyloidosis is the primary, secondary, or hereditary form.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045507; 10002024;
Origin ID : C2868;
UMLS CUI : C0002726;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- amyloid [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
DO Cross reference
False automatic mappings
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
associated_with_malfunction_of_gene_product
concept_is_in_subset
disease_has_associated_gene
disease_has_finding