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Influence of ethnicity on population reference values for biochemical markers
6 Jun 2018
Abstract excerpt
Reference intervals (RIs) for biochemical and hematological markers determined using healthy adult and/or pediatric populations are vital for clinical interpretation of laboratory test results. Most clinical laboratories commonly use age- and sex-specific RIs, but the effect of ethnicity as a covariate is often overlooked. Ethnic differences in serum biomarker concentrations can occur as a result of genetic and...
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