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Overuse of organ biopsies in immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL): the consequence of failure of early recognition

Eli MuchtarDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Angela DispenzieriDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Martha Q. LacyDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Francis K. BuadiDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Prashant KapoorDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Suzanne R. HaymanDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Wilson GonsalvesDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Rahma WarsameDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Taxiarchis V. KourelisDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Rajshekhar ChakrabortyDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; ;Internal Medicine Department, Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Hospital, Brainerd, MN, USA;
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Stephen RussellDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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John A. LustDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Yi LinDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Ronald S. GoDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Steven ZeldenrustDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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S. Vincent RajkumarDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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David DingliDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Nelson LeungDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; ;Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Robert A. KyleDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Shaji K. KumarDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Morie A. GertzDivision of Haematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 545-551 | Received 30 Jan 2017, Accepted 02 Mar 2017, Published online: 27 Mar 2017

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