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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 18, 2011 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Signs of cross-seeding: aortic medin amyloid as a trigger for protein AA deposition

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Pages 229-234 | Received 09 Sep 2011, Accepted 06 Oct 2011, Published online: 09 Nov 2011

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