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Discordant results in human chorionic gonadotropin assays.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 1992
Cole L A, Kardana A
Abstract excerpt
Discordance has been reported in human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) concentrations measured by different immunoassay kits. We examined the results for 40 serum samples assayed with 10 different hCG immunoassay kits. Results varied considerably. Individual sample results varied by as much as 58-fold. Average results for different kits varied by as much as 1.4-fold for pregnancy (20 samples) and 2.2-fold for...
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