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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 17, 2010 - Issue 3-4
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Amyloid fibril protein nomenclature: 2010 recommendations from the nomenclature committee of the International Society of Amyloidosis

Jean D. SipeDepartment of Biochemistry (Emerita), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Merrill D. BensonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Joel N. BuxbaumDepartment of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Shu-Ichi IkedaDepartment of Neurology and Rheumatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Giampaolo MerliniAmyloid Research and Treatment Center, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Maria J.M. SaraivaAmyloid Unit, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Per WestermarkDepartment of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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Pages 101-104 | Published online: 02 Nov 2010

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