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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

A new lysozyme tyr54asn mutation causing amyloidosis in a family of Swedish ancestry with gastrointestinal symptoms

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Pages 182-185 | Received 28 Jun 2012, Accepted 17 Aug 2012, Published online: 14 Sep 2012

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