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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

The relation between urinary angiotensinogen and proteinuria in renal AA amyloidosis patients

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Pages 28-32 | Received 03 Oct 2011, Accepted 02 Jan 2012, Published online: 10 Feb 2012

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