Amyloidosis

Amyloid means something that may resemble starch, but amyloid does not need to be starch  in case of amyloidosis, at least 24 different proteins in the body are said to be involved in amyloidosis due to their misfolding. According to Dr. Solomon's (from American Cancer society clinical researh) it was found that the these amyloid fibrils which are formed due to improper folding or unfolding state of existance  are not not recognized as foreign by the immune system of humans, in otherwards they are recognized as self. So, Dr. Solomon has raised anti amyloid fibril antibodies in mouse, which are found to eliminate amyloid fibrils. But his trials in pateints proved it to be futile, still they had started experimenting to mould the antibody into medicine.. 
I'm giving the info too late, because they have started it in 1998 itself, probably they finished and drug might have come out. but information is information, just the matter of knowledge..Have a nice day..