Accurate and reliable determination of alpha1-antitrypsin levels in respiratory patients using dried blood spot specimens

R. Struniawski, A. Szpechcinski, B. Poplawska, M. Skronski, P. Kuca, J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Translational research to bridge the need within clinical decision making
Session: Translational research to bridge the need within clinical decision making
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 552
Disease area: Airway diseases

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R. Struniawski, A. Szpechcinski, B. Poplawska, M. Skronski, P. Kuca, J. Chorostowska-Wynimko (Warsaw, Poland). Accurate and reliable determination of alpha1-antitrypsin levels in respiratory patients using dried blood spot specimens. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 552

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