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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Research Article

Abnormal heart rate variability in AA amyloidosis of familial mediterranean fever

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Pages 206-210 | Received 16 May 2011, Accepted 18 Aug 2011, Published online: 14 Nov 2011

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