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. 2019 Jun;54(2):149-151.
doi: 10.5045/br.2019.54.2.149. Epub 2019 Jun 25.

False elevations of vitamin B12 levels due to assay errors in a patient with pernicious anemia

Utku Iltar  1 , Mesut Göçer  1 , Erdal Kurtoğlu  1
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False elevations of vitamin B12 levels due to assay errors in a patient with pernicious anemia

Utku Iltar et al. Blood Res. 2019 Jun.
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Authors' Disclosures of Potential Conflicts of Interest: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.

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Fig. 1. Hematological recovery with supplementation of vitamin B12. a)2U of red blood cells replacement. b)Supplementation of vitamin B12 initiated.
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