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We would like to thank Dr. Reinhold P. Linke (Munich, Germany) for additional subtyping analysis using the amyloid antibody kit “amY-kit” and his valuable contribution to the manuscript.
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SG, HM, RC, and KK contributed to the idea and design of the report, acquired and analyzed the data, and wrote the report. LSM, JL, FB, and JK contributed to the design of the study, analysis of the data, and revision of the report. RB and MG revised the report. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Greulich, S., Mahrholdt, H., Casadonte, R. et al. Cardiac transthyretin/leukocyte chemotactic factor (LECT) 2 double amyloidosis in a patient suffering from heart failure. Clin Res Cardiol 112, 444–449 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-022-02045-8
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