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Setup of Capillary Electrophoresis-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry CE-ICP-MS for Quantification of Iron Redox Species FeII, FeIII
Published on: May 4, 2020
Pre-analytical and analytical aspects of EDTA-plasma iron measurement
Nicolas Leuenberger1, Norbert Baume2, Neil Robinson2
1Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Centre of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Nicolas.Leuenberger@chuv.ch.
Abstract:
It has been demonstrated that quantification of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-plasma iron could complement the already existing Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) variables and provide additional evidence for blood transfusion. Here, a fast preparation of a blood sample was proposed directly in the EDTA-blood tube without performing an aliquoting step. In addition, correlations in paired serum and EDTA-plasma samples and storage stability were investigated. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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