Genetic analysis of this patient revealed a single base transversion from A to G at position 172 of the LECT2 gene [c.172A>G (p.Ile58Val; NM_002302)], this is a common polymorphism (SNP rs31517) that are thought to be present in all ALECT2 amyloidosis patients (16). Here, LECT2 is linked to amyloidosis.