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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 5, 1998 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Transthyretin mutation (Serine 84) associated with familial amyloid polyneuropathy in a Hungarian family

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Pages 30-34 | Received 13 Jun 1997, Accepted 18 Sep 1997, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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