False-Negative Results in Point-of-Care Qualitative Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Devices Due to Excess hCGβ Core Fragment
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Point-of-care and over-the-counter qualitative human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) devices remain susceptible to false-negative results caused by excess hCG β core fragment.
Employment or Leadership: None declared. Consultant or Advisory Role: None declared. Stock Ownership: None declared. Honoraria: None declared. Research Funding: Bio-Rad Laboratories, ddPCR Reagents, Life Technologies, Acrometrix inhibition panel; K.R. Jerome, Bio-Rad Laboratories. Expert Testimony: None declared. Patents: None declared. Other Remuneration: T.C. Dingle, Bio-Rad Laboratories prov...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121210