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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 15, 2008 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Multi-elemental analysis of serum and amyloid fibrils in familial amyloid polyneuropathy patients

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Pages 108-116 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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