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The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
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Case Reports

Arterial thromboembolism in senile systemic amyloidosis: report of two cases

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Pages 118-121 | Received 01 Feb 2012, Accepted 11 Apr 2012, Published online: 15 May 2012

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