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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 15, 2008 - Issue 3
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Letter to the Editor

Spontaneous atraumatic rupture of a normal-sized spleen due to AL amyloid angiopathy

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Pages 213-215 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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