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The effect of the serum proteins on the polarographic curve was made on blood sera obtained from 66 normal and pathological individuals. The height of the polarographic curves was found to be directly proportional to the level of the serum albumin. It is obvious, therefore, that the polarographic method is of limited value in cancer diagnosis since changes in serum albumin are by no means specific for neoplastic diseases.
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