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Case Reports

Amyloid A amyloidosis in a patient with Caplan’s syndrome, with special reference to genetic predisposition

Tadashi NakamuraSection of Clinical Rheumatology, Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Naoki ShiraishiSection of Nephrology, Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan;
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Yasuhiro MorikamiSection of Cardiology, Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan;
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Hiromi FujiiSection of Cardiology, Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan;
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Takeshi YoshinagaSection of Pneumonology, Sakurajyuji Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
Pages 212-217 | Received 04 Mar 2020, Accepted 27 Mar 2020, Published online: 20 Apr 2020

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