Semi-automated carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in primary biliary cirrhosis: A pilot study

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 657-660

  Bean, Pamela ^c   Husa, Asgeir ^a   Liegmann, Karsten ^b   Sundrehagen, Erling ^a  

^a Axis Biochemicals AS   (Norway)

^b Specialty Laboratories   (United States)

^c Millennium Strategies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 0031792933     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/33.6.657     Document Type: Article

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