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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Original Article

Differential diagnosis of localized and systemic amyloidosis based on coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters

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Pages 61-65 | Received 12 Nov 2011, Accepted 31 Jan 2012, Published online: 15 Mar 2012

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