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Clinical Chemistry and Hematology Laboratories

General Clinical Chemistry

• General Clinical Chemistry Proficiency Testing
• Cholesterol & Lipid Reference Laboratory Services

The general clinical chemistry section is involved in the study and measurement of the chemical composition of blood and other body fluids. Among biochemical components measured are lipids, enzymes, electrolytes, substrates, and proteins. The Wadsworth Center Clinical Chemistry Laboratories are full service and research laboratories within the Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics.

The laboratory is certified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a reference laboratory for cholesterol and other lipid measurements. The laboratory also collaborates with other standards setting bodies in order to assure accurate measurements in the clinical laboratory.

Click on any of the activities of clinical chemistry at the right for further information.

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