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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2021; 238(04): 349-352
DOI: 10.1055/a-1386-3051
DOI: 10.1055/a-1386-3051
Der interessante Fall
Gelsolin-Amyloidosis – An Exceptional Cause of Blepharochalasis
Gelsolin-Amyloidose – eine ungewöhnliche Ursache für BlepharochalasisAuthors
Abbreviations
AGel:
hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis
BC:
blepharochalasis
G-A:
guanine-to-adenine
kDa:
kilodaltons
Publication History
Received: 12 September 2020
Accepted: 25 January 2021
Article published online:
30 April 2021
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