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Research Article| Volume 6, ISSUE 3, P525-532, September 1986

Clinical Significance of Increased or Decreased Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes

  • Paul L. Wolf
    Correspondence
    Corresponding Author: Department of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, 225 Dickinson Street, San Diego, California 92103.
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    Professor of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, San Diego, California
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      Many causes for an increased or decreased serum alkaline phosphatase exist. This article identifies these causes.
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