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Problems with inhibitor isoamylase test

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, The George Washington University Medical Center, The H.B. Burns Memorial Building, Washington, D.C.

    William M. Steinberg MD

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Steinberg, W.M. Problems with inhibitor isoamylase test. Digest Dis Sci 30, 1209 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314060

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