Measurement of gonadotropins in dried blood spots

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
C M Worthman ◽  
J F Stallings
Keyword(s):  
Luteinizing Hormone ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Serial Sampling ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Blood Spot

Abstract We describe direct immunofluorometric assays for luteinizing hormone (hLH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH) in fingerstick blood spots dried on filter paper, based on modifications of commercially available kits. Determinations are made from 2.5-mm-diameter discs (3 microL of dried blood) punched out from blood spot standards and samples. Sample dose detection limits of the assays (IU/L) are 0.26 for LH and 0.13 for FSH, with mean interassay CVs of 11.6% (LH) and 7.8% (FSH) at low concentrations. Analytical recoveries of added hormone averaged 100% for LH and 95% for FSH. Clinical studies showed that values for blood spots (x) and directly assayed plasma (y) are highly correlated, so that results from blood spots can be converted directly to plasma equivalents, as follows: yLH = 0.07 + 1.90 xLH, and yFSH = 0.424 + 2.207 xFSH. These gonadotropins are stable in blood spots for at least a year under refrigeration; LH for at least 8 weeks and FSH 6 weeks at 22 degrees C; and both hormones for a week at 37 degrees C. These methods thus allow self-sampling, serial sampling, and mailing of specimens.

scholarly journals Dried Blood Spots versus Sera for Detection of Rubella Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG in Samples Collected during a Rubella Outbreak in Peru

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 1522-1525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita F. Helfand ◽  
Cesar Cabezas ◽  
Emily Abernathy ◽  
Carlos Castillo-Solorzano ◽  
Ana Cecilia Ortiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Filter Paper ◽  
Rubella Virus ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Dried Blood Spot ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Specific Immunoglobulin ◽  
Blood Spot

ABSTRACT Most persons with rubella virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM)- or IgG-positive sera tested positive (98% [n = 178] and 99% [n = 221], respectively) using paired filter paper dried blood spot (DBS) samples, provided that DBS indeterminate results were called positive. For persons with IgM- or IgG-negative sera, 97% and 98%, respectively, were negative using DBS.

scholarly journals Effect of Dried Blood Spot Quality on Newborn Screening Analyte Concentrations and Recommendations for Minimum Acceptance Criteria for Sample Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 466-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roanna S George ◽  
Stuart J Moat
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Sample Analysis ◽  
Acceptance Criteria ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Spot Quality ◽  
Blood Spot

Abstract BACKGROUND The analysis of dried blood spots has been used routinely for newborn screening since the early 1970s, and the number of disorders screened has expanded substantially in recent years. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding minimum blood spot quality acceptance criteria for sample analysis. METHODS Blood pools were spiked with phenylalanine, tyrosine, leucine, methionine, octanoylcarnitine, decanoylcarnitine, isovalerylcarnitine, glutarylcarnitine, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and immunoreactive trypsinogen to concentrations at the analytical cutoffs used in UK screening protocols. We evaluated the effect of sample volume applied to the card (10, 20, 50, 75, and 100 μL), punch location (central vs peripheral), and sample quality (double layering, applying blood to both sides of the filter paper, multispotting, applying insufficient sample, and compressing the sample after application). RESULTS Compression of blood spots produced significantly lower results (14%–44%) for all analytes measured (P < 0.001). Smaller blood spots produced significantly lower results (15%–24% for 10-μL vs 50-μL sample size) for all analytes at all concentrations measured (P < 0.001). Results obtained from peripheral punches were higher than those from a central punch, although this did not reach statistical significance for all analytes. Insufficient and multispotted samples demonstrated heterogeneous results. CONCLUSIONS All blood spots containing ≤20 μL (blood spot diameter <8 mm), those in which blood has not fully penetrated the filter paper, and all samples with evidence of compression should be rejected, since there is a risk of producing false-negative results.

Phenylalanine analyses of blood-spot control materials: preparation of samples and evaluation of interlaboratory performance.

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
F W Spierto ◽  
T L Hearn ◽  
F H Gardner ◽  
W H Hannon
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Interlaboratory Studies ◽  
Blood Spot ◽  
Materials Preparation

Abstract Aliquots (0.1 mL) of whole-blood pools prepared to contain various concentrations of phenylalanine were applied to filter-paper collection cards, dried, and stored in sealed bags. We measured the phenylalanine content of the dried blood spots by bioassay, fluorometry, and "high-performance" liquid chromatography, and found that the concentrations remained constant for two years when samples were kept at -20 degrees C or lower. Intra- and interlaboratory studies showed that results for phenylalanine were greater for laboratories using bioassay procedures than for those using fluorometric procedures. Further, CVs (both among- and within-laboratory) obtained with fluorometric procedures were nearly half as great as the CVs obtained by laboratories using bioassay techniques.

A Phenytoin Assay Using Dried Blood Spot Samples Suitable for Domiciliary Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

1984 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
E J Coombes ◽  
T R Gamlen ◽  
G F Batstone ◽  
P N Leigh
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring ◽  
Convenient Method ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Drug Monitoring ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Therapeutic Drug ◽  
Plasma Samples ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Blood Spot

SUMMARY. A commercially available substrate-labelled fluorescent immunoassay procedure has been modified to create a simple rapid method for the determination of capillary phenytoin concentration in dried filter paper blood spots of patients on phenytoin therapy. The specimens are collected and despatched to the laboratory by the patient, thus domiciliary monitoring of phenytoin therapy can take place. The technique was validated by comparing the phenytoin results of simultaneously collected capillary dried blood spots and conventional plasma samples. The technique offers a convenient method for overcoming many of the practical problems of monitoring phenytoin therapy in epilepsy.

scholarly journals Gender identification in Chicken (Gallus gallus) by PCR using whole blood and dried blood spot on filter paper as template: without prior DNA isolation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Dhanasekaran ◽  
G. Dhinakar Raj ◽  
A. R. Vignesh ◽  
S. T. Selvan ◽  
B. Prakash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Determination ◽  
Dna Extraction ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Sex Identification ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Blood Spot

AbstractAccurate sex identification of pure line chickens in their early age has significant economic impact in breeding industry. In the recent years, range of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based sex determination techniques are routinely used to identify the sex of parent lines in breeding industries, however purified DNA is a prerequisite. Hence this study was aimed to develop a rapid and inexpensive PCR based gender identification method for chicken using whole blood samples and dried blood spots as template for PCR without DNA extraction. In addition, practicability of two W-chromosome specific gene targets in chicken for sex determination also characterised. Successful amplification of sex specific fragments and an internal control was achieved with the range of 0.125μl and 0.250μl volume of whole blood on filter paper (~1 mm) prepared from chicken and dried blood spot. This technique does not require DNA extraction, freeze/thawing of blood samples, pre-treatment with any reagents, dilution of whole blood or dried blood spots on filter paper. It can be carried out with commercially available Taq polymerase enzymes with increased concentration of MgCl2 (3 mM) and 0.5% of DMSO without optimisation of PCR buffers. In conclusion, as compared to the existing PCR based sex identification techniques, the present approach is relatively economic, time saving, requires minimal steps and eliminates the need for DNA extraction.

Alpha- l -iduronidase and arylsulfatase B in dried blood spots on filter paper: Biochemical parameters and time stability

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 431-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Breier ◽  
Jaqueline Cé ◽  
Jamila Mezzalira ◽  
Vanessa V. Daitx ◽  
Vitoria C. Moraes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Filter Paper ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Time Stability ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Arylsulfatase B

PCR of DNA from dried blood spots on filter paper coupled to a simple DNA enzyme immunoassay for rapid detection of HIV-1

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-309
Author(s):  
B. Schweiger ◽  
C. Kücherer ◽  
C. Fleischer ◽  
H. v. Spreckelsen ◽  
P. Zablocki-Kaiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Immunoassay ◽  
Filter Paper ◽  
Rapid Detection ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Dna Enzyme Immunoassay ◽  
Hiv 1

Determination of Chloroquine in Dried Blood Spots on Filter Paper

1986 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Bergqvist ◽  
Ö. Ericsson ◽  
M. Rais
Keyword(s):  
Filter Paper ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Blood Spots

scholarly journals Development and validation of a LC-MS/MS method for ivermectin quantification in dried blood spots: application to a pharmacokinetic study inTrichuris trichiura-infected adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 2901-2909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica D. Schulz ◽  
Anna Neodo ◽  
Jean T. Coulibaly ◽  
Jennifer Keiser
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacokinetic Study ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Trichuris Trichiura ◽  
Dried Blood Spot ◽  
Plasma Samples ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Blood Spot

Ivermectin was quantified in dried blood spot and plasma samples derived fromTrichuris trichiura-infected adults with a validated LC-MS/MS method.

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