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Comments on the notion of false positivity in measurements of autoantibodies. Reply to Grill V, Sørgjerd E, Hals I, Carlsson S [letter]

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Thomas, N.J., Jones, A.G. Comments on the notion of false positivity in measurements of autoantibodies. Reply to Grill V, Sørgjerd E, Hals I, Carlsson S [letter]. Diabetologia 67, 569–570 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-023-06062-8

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