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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 2, 1995 - Issue 1
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Original Article

CNS abnormalities in patients with familial amyloidosis, Finnish type (FAF)

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Pages 22-30 | Received 04 Apr 1994, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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