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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effect of freeze–thaw cycles on serum measurements of AFP, CEA, CA125 and CA19‐9

Y.‐C. Gao The Immunoassay Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Z.‐B. Yuan The Immunoassay Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Y.‐D. Yang The Immunoassay Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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H.‐K. Lu The Immunoassay Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Pages 741-747 | Received 09 Jan 2007, Accepted 22 Feb 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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