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    "Laboratório Central do Ceará (LACEN-CE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil",
    "Laboratório Central da Bahia (LACEN-BA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil",
    "Programa de Pós-graduação em Patologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil",
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