Amyloid Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the hyaline appearance of amyloid?
A
amorphous, glasys, and cartilage-like properties
2
Q
CNS Degenerative Diseases caused by PrPsc (new prion protein conformations)
A
Kuru Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Gerstmann-Straussler-Sheinker Disease Scrapie Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
3
Q
What chromosome is the AB gene on?
A
21 (associated with Down syndrome)
4
Q
Amyloid deposited in the islets of Langerhans in T2D is derived from what precursor?
A
a Peptide related to a variant of calcitonin termed islet amyloid polypeptide or amylin.
