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Caution in a case of highly discrepant carbohydrate antigen 19-9 values in an apparently healthy patient taking spirulina: a case report

  • Meng Li , Shien Shen and Huanqin Zhou EMAIL logo

Corresponding author: Huanqin Zhou, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Geriatrics, Hangzhou 310013, P.R. China, Phone: +571 87987373, E-mail:

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Received: 2014-3-12
Accepted: 2014-7-16
Published Online: 2014-8-13
Published in Print: 2015-2-1

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