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A Val30Met sporadic familial amyloid polyneuropathy case with atypical presentation: upper limb onset of symptoms

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  1. Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Millet Cad., Capa, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey

    Erdi Şahin, Arman Çakar, Hacer Durmuş-Tekçe & Yeşim Parman

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Şahin, E., Çakar, A., Durmuş-Tekçe, H. et al. A Val30Met sporadic familial amyloid polyneuropathy case with atypical presentation: upper limb onset of symptoms. Acta Neurol Belg 119, 627–628 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-0959-z

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