Undetected vitamin B12 deficiency due to false normal assay results.

Blood Transfus

Transfusion Service, Haemophilia Centre and Haematology Department, Castelfranco Veneto Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto, Italy.

Published: October 2013

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