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Detection of monoclonal free light chains by immunofixation electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing – comparison with the quantitative method of determination

Pavlína Kušnierováa Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic;b Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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David Zemana Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic;b Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Kamila Revendovác Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Ondřej Dlouhýd Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech RepublicView further author information
Pages 556-561 | Received 08 Jan 2020, Accepted 29 Jul 2020, Published online: 11 Aug 2020

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