Initially the amyloid appears as a long protein that is then cut by enzymes into shorter fragments that become molecularly sticky and clump together, forming a plaque.

刚开始，类乙型蛋白以长条状的形式出现，接著被一种酵素分解为分子般黏状的细小碎片，然后纠结在一起，形成了所谓的“病灶”。