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Coinciding kappa AL amyloidosis and kappa light chain deposition disease in the lung

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Derald Charles: writing and editing of the manuscript

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Charles, D.D., Pavlisko, E.N., Neff, J.L. et al. Coinciding kappa AL amyloidosis and kappa light chain deposition disease in the lung. Virchows Arch 483, 705–707 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-023-03610-w

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