“…Therefore, the literature suggests an estimated incidence between 3 and 12 cases per million persons per year, and an estimated prevalence of 30 000 to 45 000 AL amyloidosis patients in the United States and the European Union. 1,7,[11][12][13][14] Additionally, studies have shown that men have a slightly increased rate of AL amyloidosis compared with women, and the majority of patients are over the age of 65 years. 1,7,15 Given the lack of contemporary data on AL amyloidosis in the United States, this study sought to examine the prevalence (proportion of the population having the condition at a given time) and incidence (annual rate of newly identified cases) of AL amyloidosis over a 9-year period (2007-2015) using health insurance claims data.…”