Discordant thyroid function tests-beware of albumin variants.

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Chemical Pathologist, Specialist Biochemistry, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Te Whatu Ora Waitaha, Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Published: January 2024


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