Pseudohypercalcaemia in two patients with IgM paraproteinaemia

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 694-696

  John, Rhys ^a   Oleesky, David ^a   Issa, Basil ^a   Scanlon, Maurice F ^a   Williams, Clive P ^b   Harrison, Chantelle B ^b   Child, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical interference; Arsenazo III; Total calcium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0030829838     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329703400618     Document Type: Article

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