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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Letter to the Editor

Ageing: a risk factor for amyloid A amyloidosis in rheumatoid arthritis

, MD, PhD, , MD, PhD, , PhD, , MD, PhD & , MD, PhD
Page 58 | Received 11 Dec 2011, Accepted 11 Dec 2011, Published online: 01 Feb 2012

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