Newborn Screening for High-Risk Congenital Heart Disease by Dried Blood Spot Biomarker Analysis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18097
Abstract: Key Points Question Can 2 circulating blood biomarkers—amino-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and interleukin 1 receptor-like 1 (IL-1 RL1)—be quantified in newborns using minimal amounts of dried blood spot (DBS) samples with reliable… read more here.
Keywords: dried blood; congenital heart; heart disease; blood ... See more keywords
Dried Blood Spot PCR for Detection of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.29837
Abstract: This cohort study evaluates the performance of dried blood spot polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for the identification of congenital cytomegalovirus among infants in Minnesota. read more here.
Keywords: blood spot; dried blood; congenital cytomegalovirus;
Sensitivity of Dried Blood Spot Testing for Detection of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5441
Abstract: This cohort study assesses the sensitivity of dried blood spots polymerase chain reaction for newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection using saliva as the reference standard for screening, followed by collection of a urine sample… read more here.
Keywords: congenital cytomegalovirus; infection; dried blood; sensitivity dried ... See more keywords
Dried blood spot improves global access to aquaporin‐4‐IgG testing for neuromyelitis optica
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DOI: 10.1002/acn3.52178
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of dried blood spot (DBS) compared with conventional serum Aquaporin‐4‐IgG (AQP4‐IgG) testing. read more here.
Keywords: igg; dried blood; igg testing; blood spot ... See more keywords
Validation of endotoxin‐core antibodies in dried blood spots as a measure of environmental enteropathy and intestinal permeability
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23120
Abstract: To validate a method for measuring endotoxin‐core antibodies (EndoCAb) from dried blood spots (DBS)—drops of capillary whole blood collected and dried on filter paper—as an indicator of environmental enteropathy (EE) in infancy and early childhood. read more here.
Keywords: blood spots; core antibodies; environmental enteropathy; dried blood ... See more keywords
Dried blood spots: Effects of less than optimal collection, shipping time, heat, and humidity
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23390
Abstract: This study investigates how factors related to collection, storage, transport time, and environmental conditions affect the quality and accuracy of analyses of dried blood spot (DBS) samples. read more here.
Keywords: blood spots; time; effects less; dried blood ... See more keywords
Dried blood spot collection, sample quality, and fieldwork conditions: Structural validations for conversion into standard values
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23517
Abstract: SHARE, a pan‐European panel study in 27 European countries and Israel, has collected dried blood spot (DBS) samples from approximately 27 000 respondents in 13 countries. We aim to obtain factors to convert analyte values between… read more here.
Keywords: spot; fieldwork conditions; blood spot; dried blood ... See more keywords
Effects of spot size on biomarker levels of field‐collected dried blood spots: A new algorithm for exact dried blood spot size measurement
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23777
Abstract: The quality of blood values analyzed from survey‐collected dried blood spot (DBS) samples is affected by fieldwork conditions, particularly spot size. We offer an image‐based algorithm that accurately measures the area of field‐collected DBS and… read more here.
Keywords: blood; collected dried; dried blood; spot size ... See more keywords
Evaluation of fibronectin 1 in one dried blood spot and in urine after rhGH treatment.
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DOI: 10.1002/dta.2108
Abstract: Since the appearance of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the 1980s, its expansion and acquisition through the black market has increased, so the detection of its abuse continues to be a challenge. New biomarkers… read more here.
Keywords: one dried; spot urine; rhgh; blood spot ... See more keywords
Detection of autologous blood transfusions using a novel dried blood spot method.
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DOI: 10.1002/dta.2323
Abstract: In doping control laboratories, autologous blood transfusions are currently detected using an indirect method that monitors changes in an athlete's hemoglobin concentration [Hb] and reticulocyte percent (Ret%) over time. The method is limited by the… read more here.
Keywords: method; autologous blood; dried blood; blood transfusions ... See more keywords
Do dried blood spots (DBS) have the potential to support result management processes in routine sports drug testing? - Part 2: Proactive sampling for follow-up investigations concerning atypical or adverse analytical findings.
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DOI: 10.1002/dta.3011
Abstract: Capillary blood sampled as dried blood spot (DBS) has shown substantial potential as test matrix in sports drug testing in various different settings, enabling the analysis of numerous different drugs and/or their respective metabolites. In… read more here.
Keywords: drug testing; dried blood; sports drug; blood ... See more keywords