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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

Spatial visual contrast sensitivity in liver transplanted Portuguese familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (ATTR V30M) patients

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Pages 152-155 | Received 07 Apr 2012, Accepted 11 Jul 2012, Published online: 03 Aug 2012

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