For proteins, function follows form. Misfolded proteins not only lose their normal physiological functions, but can also acquire new properties that drive pathological processes leading to disease.

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Figure 1: Imaging of amyloid-β deposits in the live mouse. Figure 3: In vivo imaging of amyloid-β deposits in 20-month-old homozygous PDAPP mice. Immunostaining with biotinylated or ...

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Multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis are conditions linked to plasma cells in the bone marrow. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer affecting the plasma cells, which are mostly in the bone marrow.