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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 18, 2011 - Issue 4
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Case Reports

Fatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a paraplegic man with undiagnosed AA (secondary) amyloidosis

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Pages 245-248 | Received 28 Jul 2011, Accepted 12 Sep 2011, Published online: 20 Oct 2011

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