scholarly journals A Non-Derivatized Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Amino Acids, Acylcarnitines, Succinylacetone, Creatine, and Guanidinoacetic Acid in Dried Blood Spots via Tandem Mass Spectrometry

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carter Asef ◽  
Kameron Khaksarfard ◽  
Víctor De Jesús
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Guanidinoacetic Acid

scholarly journals Validation of Accuracy-based Amino Acid Reference Materials in Dried-Blood Spots by Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Newborn Screening Assays

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1269-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald H Chace ◽  
Barbara W Adam ◽  
S Jay Smith ◽  
J Richard Alexander ◽  
Steven L Hillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Amino Acid Contents ◽  
Amino Acid Concentrations

Abstract Background: Advances in technology and the earlier release of newborns from hospitals have pressed the demand for accurate calibration and improved interlaboratory performance for newborn screening tests. As a first step toward standardization of newborn screening aminoacidopathy tests, we have produced six-pool sets of multianalyte dried-blood-spot amino acid reference materials (AARMs) containing predetermined quantities of five amino acids. We describe here the production of the AARMs, validation of their amino acid contents, and characterization of their homogeneity and their stability in storage. Methods: To each of six portions of a pool of washed erythrocytes suspended in serum we added Phe (0–200 mg/L), Leu (0–200 mg/L), Met (0–125 mg/L), Tyr (0–125 mg/L), and Val (0–125 mg/L). Six-pool sets (1300) were prepared, dried, and packaged. We used isotope-dilution mass spectrometry to estimate the endogenous amino acid concentrations of the AARMs and validate their final amino acid concentrations. We used additional tandem mass spectrometry analyses to examine the homogeneity of amino acid distribution in each AARM, and HPLC analyses to evaluate the stability of the amino acid contents of the AARMs. Results: The absolute mean biases across the analytic range for five amino acids were 2.8–9.4%. One-way ANOVAs of the homogeneity results predicted no statistically significant differences in amino acid concentrations within the blood spots or within the pools (P >0.05). Regression slopes (0 ± 0.01) for amino acid concentrations vs storage times and their P values (>0.05) showed no evidence of amino acid degradation at ambient temperatures, 4 °C, or −20 °C during the intervals tested. Conclusion: The validation, homogeneity, and stability of these blood spots support their use as a candidate national reference material for calibration of assays that measure amino acids in dried-blood spots.

Influence of hematocrit and localisation of punch in dried blood spots on levels of amino acids and acylcarnitines measured by tandem mass spectrometry

2006 ◽  
Vol 373 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margareta Holub ◽  
Karin Tuschl ◽  
Rene Ratschmann ◽  
Kristina Anna Strnadová ◽  
Adolf Mühl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Blood Spots

scholarly journals Newborn Screening for Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase and Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiencies Using Acylcarnitines Measurement in Dried Blood Spots—A Systematic Review of Test Accuracy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Stinton ◽  
Hannah Fraser ◽  
Julia Geppert ◽  
Rebecca Johnson ◽  
Martin Connock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Hydroxyacyl Coa Dehydrogenase ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity ◽  
Long Chain

Background: Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) and mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP) deficiencies are rare autosomal recessive fatty acid β-oxidation disorders. Their clinical presentations are variable, and premature death is common. They are included in newborn blood spot screening programs in many countries around the world. The current process of screening, through the measurement of acylcarnitines (a metabolic by-product) in dried blood spots with tandem mass spectrometry, is subject to uncertainty regarding test accuracy.Methods: We conducted a systematic review of literature published up to 19th June 2018. We included studies that investigated newborn screening for LCHAD or MTP deficiencies by tandem mass spectrometry of acylcarnitines in dried blood spots. The reference standards were urine organic acids, blood acylcarnitine profiles, enzyme analysis in cultured fibroblasts or lymphocytes, mutation analysis, or at least 10-year follow-up. The outcomes of interest were sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). Assessment of titles, abstracts, and full-text papers and quality appraisal were carried out independently by two reviewers. One reviewer extracted study data. This was checked by a second reviewer.Results: Ten studies provided data on test accuracy. LCHAD or MTP deficiencies were identified in 23 babies. No cases of LCHAD/MTP deficiencies were identified in four studies. PPV ranged from 0% (zero true positives and 28 false positives from 276,565 babies screened) to 100% (13 true positives and zero false positives from 2,037,824 babies screened). Sensitivity, specificity, and NPV could not be calculated as there was no systematic follow-up of babies who screened negative.Conclusions: Test accuracy estimates of screening for LCHAD and MTP deficiencies with tandem mass spectrometry measurement of acylcarnitines in dried blood were variable in terms of PPVs. Screening methods (including markers and thresholds) varied between studies, and sensitivity, specificity, and NPVs are unknown.

Incorporating the measurement of EDTA in dried blood spots (DBS) by tandem mass spectrometry in routine newborn screening

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (15) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Fisher ◽  
Osama Y. Al-Dirbashi ◽  
Svetlana Ogrel ◽  
Nathan McIntosh ◽  
Michael T. Geraghty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Blood Spots

Development of a method for multiple vitamin D metabolite measurements by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry in dried blood spots

The Analyst ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Rola ◽  
K. Kowalski ◽  
T. Bieńkowski ◽  
A. Kołodyńska-Goworek ◽  
S. Studzińska
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Vitamin D Metabolites ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
First Time

Profiling of vitamin D metabolites in dried blood spots, including 24,25(OH)2D3, has been performed for the first time.

Rapid diagnosis of maple syrup urine disease in blood spots from newborns by tandem mass spectrometry

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
D H Chace ◽  
S L Hillman ◽  
D S Millington ◽  
S G Kahler ◽  
C R Roe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Maple Syrup Urine Disease ◽  
Dried Blood Spots ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Inhibition Assay ◽  
Maple Syrup ◽  
Blood Spots ◽  
Urine Disease ◽  
The Mean

Abstract We report a new method for the diagnosis of maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) from dried blood spots on newborn screening cards based on tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS). The mean +/- SD concentration of Leu plus Ile in normal newborns was 151 +/- 47 mumol/L (n = 1096); for Val, 131 +/- 58 mumol/L (n = 791). SDs were lower when the concentrations of these amino acids were expressed relative to that of Phe. The mean ratio for Leu + Ile to Phe was 2.5 +/- 0.49; for Val to Phe, 2.18 +/- 0.51. These results compare well with values previously reported in the literature. With these criteria, samples from a collection categorized by a bacterial inhibition assay as normal or falsely positive for MSUD were normal by MS-MS [(Leu + Ile): Phe < 5.0]. Samples from confirmed MSUD patients were categorized as abnormal [(Leu+Ile): Phe > 9.0] by MS-MS.

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