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Biochemical Measurement of Neonatal Hypoxia
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Carnitine in dried blood spots: a method suitable for neonatal screening
R J Barns1, F G Bowling, G Brown
1Division of Chemical Pathology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry
|February 28, 1991
Abstract:
A method is described which enables the quantitative determination of both free and total carnitine levels in dried blood spots. This method is suitable for neonatal screening for either primary or secondary carnitine deficiency. The 95% confidence interval for free carnitine was 26-76 mumol/l (median = 44) and for total carnitine was 35-102 mumol/l (median = 60).
