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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

Genetic epidemiology of familial amyloid polyneuropathy in the Balearic Islands (Spain)

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Pages 54-61 | Received 08 Apr 2004, Accepted 21 Sep 2004, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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