Chemiluminescence-based cobalamin assay errors: Background and perspectives

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Carmel, Ralph ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cobalamin assay; cobalamin assay errors; cobalamin deficiency; pernicious anemia

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; HAPTOCORRIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIBODY TITER; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84886693053     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0586     Document Type: Letter

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