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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2017; 9(01): 067-068
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.187923
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Establishing Syva Methotrexate Assay on Siemens Dimension RxL Analyzer: Experience in a Tertiary Cancer Care Laboratory

Authors

  • Preeti Chavan

    Composite Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer-Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Vivek Bhat

    Composite Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer-Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Ashwadeep Karmore

    Composite Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer-Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Rajani Mohite

    Composite Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer-Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Swati Waykar

    Composite Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer-Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Hemali Kadu

    Composite Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer-Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Financial support and sponsorship Nil.
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Article published online:
19 February 2020

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