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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Case Report

Familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Korea: The first case report with a proven ATTR Lys35Asn gene

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Pages 62-64 | Received 31 Aug 2004, Accepted 04 Nov 2004, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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