Anatomo-clinical correlations in amyloidosis of the islets of langerhans |
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| Authors: | Luigi Giarelli Mauro Melato Giovanni Biasioli |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Università di Trieste Ospedale Maggiore, 34125 Trieste, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Summary After discussing previous publications on the subject, the authors describe 25 cases of amyloid disease of the islets of Langerhans. They come to the conclusion that two factors,i.e. diabetes mellitus and aging, are responsible for pancreatic amyloidosis. |
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| Keywords: | Aging Amyloidosis Diabetes mellitus Islets of Langerhans Pancreas |
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