Amyloid deposits Control tissue
Protein mol % Protein mol %
Ig kappa chain C region 75.9 Collagen alpha-1(I) chain 22.6
Hemoglobin subunit beta 2.9 Ig kappa chain C region 17.1
Collagen alpha-1(I) chain 1.8 Collagen alpha-2(I) chain 10.7
Collagen alpha-2(I) chain 1.6 Hemoglobin subunit beta 3.5
Hemoglobin subunit alpha 1.4 Histone H2B type 1-B 4.6
Vimentin 1.0 Vimentin 5.5
Apolipoprotein A-IV 1.0 Collagen alpha-1(III) chain 5.0
Serum amyloid P-component 0.9 Histone H4 3.5
Serum albumin 0.9 Actin, cytoplasmic 1 3.6
Collagen alpha-1(III) chain 0.8 Hemoglobin subunit alpha 2.9
The table depicts the ten most abundant proteins in the conjunctival amyloid deposits and control conjunctival tissue listed according to their molar % values The molar % values are averages of two technical replicates
Table 2: Abundant proteins in conjunctival amyloid deposits and control tissue.