Commentary - Progress in transthyretin fibrillogenesis research strengthens the amyloid hypothesis

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Chakrabartty, A [1 ]
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[1] Univ Toronto, Ontario Canc Inst, Dept Med Biophys, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
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10.1073/pnas.261596398
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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