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Nature Reviews Nephrology 3, 469 (1 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/ncpneph0566

Typing renal amyloidosis: immunofluorescence staining can be inconclusive

Satoskar AA et al. (2007) Typing of amyloidosis in renal biopsies: diagnostic pitfalls. Arch Pathol Lab Med 131: 917–922 The most common nonfamilial forms of amyloidosis that involve the kidney are the AL (amyloid light chain) and AA (serum amyloid A) types.