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ISA 2022 | Improving diagnosis in AL amyloidosis using surrogate organ tissues for biopsies

Despina Fotiou, MD, PhD, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, discusses the benefit of using surrogate organ tissues for biopsies to diagnose patients with AL amyloidosis, and further explains how this method reduces the complications associated with using target organs for biopsies. This interview took place at the 2022 International Symposium on Amyloidosis (ISA) held in Heidelberg, Germany.