The Theranos saga and the consequences

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¹ Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany, Phone: +49 6131 17 7190, Fax: +49 6131 17 6627.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.

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Karl J Lackner et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2018.

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. 2018 Aug 28;56(9):1395-1396.

doi: 10.1515/cclm-2018-0392.

¹ Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany, Phone: +49 6131 17 7190, Fax: +49 6131 17 6627.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.

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The meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Theranos: lessons learned for the diagnostic industry.
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