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Sensitive and reliable immunohistochemical typing of 21 different amyloid classes in 782 patients using amyloid-type specific antibodies directed against the amyloidotic conformation. With comments on the gold standard debate

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Pages 157-158 | Received 19 Jan 2017, Accepted 06 Feb 2017, Published online: 22 Apr 2017

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