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Automated alarm to detect antigen excess in serum free immunoglobulin light chain kappa and lambda assays

Petter UrdalDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway;Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Erik K. AmundsenDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway
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Karin ToskaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway
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Olav KlingenbergRikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
Pages 575-581 | Received 22 May 2013, Accepted 25 Mar 2014, Published online: 09 Jul 2014

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