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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 16, 2009 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Discordant expression of familial amyloid polyneuropathy in monozygotic Brazilian twins

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Pages 38-41 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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