Gamma gap thresholds and HIV, hepatitis C, and monoclonal gammopathy.
BACKGROUND:An elevated gamma gap (>4 g/dL), the difference between serum total protein and albumin, can trigger testing for chronic infections or monoclonal gammopathy, despite a lack of evidence supporting this clinical threshold. METHODS:Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve...
Main Authors: | Gigi Y Liu, Olive Tang, Daniel J Brotman, Edgar R Miller, Alison R Moliterno, Stephen P Juraschek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224977 |
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