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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Tocilizumab improves cardiac disease in a hemodialysis patient with AA amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis

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Pages 37-40 | Received 23 Jun 2011, Accepted 26 Oct 2011, Published online: 20 Jan 2012

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