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Isolated myopathy as the initial manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis

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  1. B’Dept. of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece

    D. Karacostas MD, M. Soumpourou, I. Mavromatis, I. Poulios & I. Milonas

  2. Department of Pathology, Aristoteles University, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece

    G. Karkavelas

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Karacostas, D., Soumpourou, M., Mavromatis, I. et al. Isolated myopathy as the initial manifestation of primary systemic amyloidosis. J Neurol 252, 853–854 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0764-5

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