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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 19, 2012 - Issue 3
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Diffuse amyloid deposition in thyroid gland: a cause for concern in familial Mediterranean fever

Özlem Turhan İyidirDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Mustafa AltayDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ceyla Konca DegertekinDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alev AltınovaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ayhan KarakoçDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Göksun AyvazDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Metin ArslanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Kürşad ÖneçDepartment of Nephrology,Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Turgay ArınsoyDepartment of Nephrology,Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Nesibe CesurDepartment of Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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İpek Işık GönülDepartment of Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 161-162 | Received 12 Apr 2012, Accepted 19 Apr 2012, Published online: 05 Jun 2012

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