Islet amyloid polypeptide: pinpointing amino acid residues linked to amyloid fibril formation.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on July 01, 1990

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P Westermark1, U Engström, K H Johnson, G T Westermark, C Betsholtz

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1: Department of Pathology I, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.

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