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Current concepts of the structure and pathogenesis of the amyloid diseases

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    Edward C. Franklin, Gad Lavie & Dorothea Zucker-Franklin

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Franklin, E.C., Lavie, G. & Zucker-Franklin, D. Current concepts of the structure and pathogenesis of the amyloid diseases. La Ricerca Clin. Lab. 10, 3–7 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984898

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