IgA deficiency in coeliac disease: verification of a cost-effective screening algorithm in a medical diagnostic laboratory.

Pathology

Immunology Department of Canterbury Health Laboratories Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Published: December 2024

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