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Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(04): 1123-1124
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616548
Letters to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH

Persistent Problems with Standardization of Immunoassays for Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies

Magali Fontaine
1   Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
,
Henry A. Homburger
2   Clinical Immunology Laboratory, USA
,
William L. Nichols
3   Special Coagulation Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Received 19 April 2001

Accepted after resubmission 30 April 2001

Publication Date:
09 December 2017 (online)

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