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Letter to the Editor

Islet amyloid in recent-onset type 1 diabetes—the DiViD study

Gunilla T. WestermarkDepartment of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Lars KrogvoldDivision of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; View further author information
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Knut Dahl-JørgensenDivision of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; View further author information
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Johnny LudvigssonDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Pediatrics and Diabetes Research Centre, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, SwedenView further author information
Pages 201-203 | Received 10 Jul 2017, Accepted 18 Jul 2017, Published online: 17 Aug 2017

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