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Hb Johnstown is detected on Mindray BC 6800 Plus analyzer

  • Eloísa Urrechaga EMAIL logo , Mónica Fernández and Rafael del Orbe

Corresponding author: Eloísa Urrechaga, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces Plaza, 48903, Barakaldo, Vizcaya, Spain, E-mail:

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from the individual included in this study.

  5. Ethical approval: The studies were approved by the Ethic Commission.

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Received: 2021-03-15
Accepted: 2021-05-10
Published Online: 2021-06-07
Published in Print: 2021-09-27

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