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Original Article

Qualitative assessment of intrathecal IgG synthesis by isoelectric focusing and immunodetection: Interlaboratory reproducibility and interobserver agreement

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Pages 135-143 | Received 26 Jul 1995, Accepted 23 Oct 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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