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BIOMED1—Project PL93-1239
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Introduction
The use of stable isotopes has long been considered to be a promising tool in biomedical diagnosis. Despite the fact that stable isotope methodology has been known for decades, the application in clinical daily routine is limited. There are various reasons to explain this discrepancy:
Expensive instruments to analyse isotopic enrichments and technical knowledge are restricted to a limited number of centres
A gap exists in interaction between specialised stable isotope centres and potentially interested clinicians
Lack of standardisation of …
Footnotes
Co-ordinators: 1Y Ghoos, 2W A Coward
Editors: 2M Harding, W A Coward
1Gathuisberg-Labo Absorptie Digestie, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium; 2MRC Human Nutrition Research, Downhams Lane, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1XJ, UK