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Myopathy as the Initial Manifestation of Primary Amyloidosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

J. Keith ,
Z. Afshar-Ghotli ,
R. Roussev ,
B. Ernst ,
B. Young  and
J. M. Bilbao
J. Keith*
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto
Z. Afshar-Ghotli
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto
R. Roussev
Affiliation:
Neurology, Credit Valley Hospital, North York
B. Ernst
Affiliation:
Hematology, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
B. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto
J. M. Bilbao
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto
*
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Room E4-32, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 161 - 164
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2011

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