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PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN BIOSPECIMENS
BLOOD SAMPLES
Blood samples are useful for testing biomarkers of systemic illnesses, such as autoantibodies. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which is a genetic syndrome associated with COPD and liver disease, can be detected through protein levels, protein phenotype, and genotype assessed in blood samples. Blood sources of DNA can also be used for other types of genetic testing.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "PROCEDURES to OBTAIN BIOSPECIMENS." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623738/all/PROCEDURES_TO_OBTAIN_BIOSPECIMENS.
PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN BIOSPECIMENS. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623738/all/PROCEDURES_TO_OBTAIN_BIOSPECIMENS. Accessed November 28, 2023.
PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN BIOSPECIMENS. (2017). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (19th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623738/all/PROCEDURES_TO_OBTAIN_BIOSPECIMENS
PROCEDURES to OBTAIN BIOSPECIMENS [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2023 November 28]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623738/all/PROCEDURES_TO_OBTAIN_BIOSPECIMENS.
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