Familial primary cutaneous amyloidosis: Caspase activation may be involved in amyloid formation.

Immunofluorescence of the patient affected skin with monoclonal antibodies against high molecular weight keratins (34 E12), OSMR and caspase-3 was also performed (Supplementary Data). Keywords: amyloidosis; apoptosis; caspases EN amyloidosis apoptosis caspases 1638 1640 3 10/06/22 20221001 NES 221001 Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA) is a rare form of cutaneous amyloidosis, characterized by the presence of flat-topped papules and macules with amyloid deposits in the superficial dermis. [Extracted from the article]