The Amyloidosis Center at Boston Medical Center is known internationally as a leader in basic and clinical research on amyloidosis.
In 2013, Lacy was diagnosed with a rare disease called Amyloidosis, which was attacking his heart.
Causes of protein losing enteropathy include celiac disease, Crohn's disease, short bowel syndrome (where the absorptive area for proteins is decreased), intestinal lymphangiectasia, amyloidosis, enteropathy caused by NSAIDs, Ménétrier's disease, dyskeratosis congenita, IPEX and giardiasis.