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Li Z, Chen D, Shu Y, Yang J, Zhang J, Ming Wang, Wan K, Zhou Y, He X, Zou L, Yu C. A reliable and high throughput HPLC-HRMS method for the rapid screening of β-thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy in dried blood spots. Clin Chem Lab Med 2023; 61:1075-1083. [PMID: 36645719 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Traditional methods for β-thalassemia screening usually rely on the structural integrity of hemoglobin (Hb), which can be affected by the hemolysis of red blood cells and Hb degradation. Here, we aim to develop a reliable and high throughput method for rapid detection of β-thalassemia using dried blood spots (DBS). METHODS Hb components were extracted from a disc (3.2 mm diameter) punched from the DBS samples and digested by trypsin to produce a series of Hb-specific peptides. An analytical system combining high-resolution mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography was used for biomarker selection. The selected marker peptides were used to calculate delta/beta (δ/β) and beta-mutated/beta (βM/β) globin ratios for disease evaluation. RESULTS Totally, 699 patients and 629 normal individuals, aged 3 days to 89 years, were recruited for method construction. Method assessment showed both the inter-assay and intra-assay relative standard deviation values were less than 10.8%, and the limits of quantitation for the proteo-specific peptides were quite low (1.0-5.0 μg/L). No appreciable matrix effects or carryover rates were observed. The extraction recoveries ranged from 93.8 to 128.7%, and the method was shown to be stable even when the samples were stored for 24 days. Prospective applications of this method in 909 participants also indicated good performance with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 99.6%. CONCLUSIONS We have developed a fast, high throughput and reliable method for screening of β-thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy in children and adults, which is expected to be used as a first-line screening assay.
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- Ziwei Li
- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China.,Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, P.R. China.,Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, P.R. China.,Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, P.R. China
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Nguyen MT, Halvorsen TG, Thiede B, Reubsaet L. Smart proteolysis samplers for pre‐lab bottom‐up protein analysis – Performance of on‐paper digestion compared to conventional digestion. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.202100062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Minh Thao Nguyen
- Section of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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- Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy University of Oslo Oslo Norway
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Dried blood sample analysis by antibody array across the total testing process. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20549. [PMID: 34654894 PMCID: PMC8521592 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99911-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Dried blood samples (DBSs) have many advantages; yet, impediments have limited the clinical utilization of DBSs. We developed a novel volumetric sampling device that collects a precise volume of blood, which overcomes the heterogeneity and hematocrit issues commonly encountered in a traditional DBS card collection as well as allowing for more efficient extraction and processing procedures and thus, more efficient quantitation, by using the entire sample. We also provided a thorough procedure validation using this volumetric DBS collection device with an established quantitative proteomics analysis method, and then analyzed 1000 proteins using this approach in DBSs concomitantly with serum for future consideration of utility in clinical applications. Our data provide a first step in the establishment of a DBS database for the broad application of this sample type for widespread use in clinical proteomic and other analyses applications.
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da Silva Pereira A, da Silva ACF, Bezerra FF, Citelli M, Nogueira Neto JF, de Castro IRR. Reproducibility and Validity of Capillary Dried Blood Spot for Diagnosis of Vitamin A Deficiency and Anemia in Children <5 Years Old. J Nutr 2021; 151:3197-3204. [PMID: 34293140 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and anemia are the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in children globally. The dried blood spot (DBS) method has been used in prevalence studies of VAD and anemia in different age groups. However, it has not yet been validated for children. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the reproducibility and validity of DBS in the diagnosis of VAD and anemia in preschoolers. METHODS Venous and capillary blood samples were collected from a representative sample of children <5 y old who attended the public health system in Rio de Janeiro. Serum retinol and hemoglobin were measured in 235 and 182 children, respectively. Serum retinol was measured with HPLC and hemoglobin was measured with spectrophotometry in samples of venous (gold standard) and capillary blood (test method, DBS). DBS reproducibility was assessed with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), κ, and prevalence-adjusted and bias-adjusted κ (PABAK). DBS validity was assessed with sensitivity, specificity, accuracy index (AI), positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). RESULTS DBS showed very good reproducibility for serum retinol (ICC = 0.94, κ = 0.83, PABAK = 0.76) and very good/good reproducibility for hemoglobin (ICC = 0.86, κ = 0.69, PABAK = 0.69). Prevalence rates for VAD by the reference and test methods were 11.5% and 11.9%, respectively, whereas the anemia rates were 19.2% and 46.2%. The test method showed low sensitivity (33%) and PPV (32%) and high specificity (91%) and NPV (92%) for serum retinol. For hemoglobin, the test method showed fair sensitivity (71%), low PPV (30%), fair specificity (60%), and high NPV (90%). AI was 83% for VAD and 62% for anemia. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that DBS is adequate for the diagnosis of VAD in preschool children, but not for anemia.
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- Alessandra da Silva Pereira
- Department of Fundamental Nutrition, Nutrition School, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Social Nutrition, Nutrition Institute, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Basic and Experimental Nutrition, Nutrition Institute, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Basic and Experimental Nutrition, Nutrition Institute, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Lipids Laboratory, Rio de Janeiro Polyclinic, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Social Nutrition, Nutrition Institute, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Dasauni P, Chhabra V, Kumar G, Kundu S. Advances in mass spectrometric methods for detection of hemoglobin disorders. Anal Biochem 2021; 629:114314. [PMID: 34303693 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hemoglobin disorders are caused due to alterations in the hemoglobin molecules. These disorders are categorized in two broad classes - hemoglobin variants and thalassemias. The hemoglobin variants arise due to point mutations in the alpha (α), beta (β), gamma (γ), delta (δ), or epsilon (ε) globin chains of these proteins, while thalassemias are caused due to the under-production of α or β globin chain. Hemoglobin disorders account for 7 % of the major health issues globally. Mass Spectrometry is an extensively used analytical tool in the field of protein identification, protein-protein interaction, biomarker discovery and diagnosis of several impairments including hemoglobin related disorders. The remarkable advancements in the technology and method development have enormously augmented the clinical significance of mass spectrometry in these fields. The present review describes hemoglobin disorders and the recent advancements in mass spectrometry in the detection of such disorders, including its advantages, lacunae, and future directions. The literature evidence concludes that mass spectrometry can be potentially used as a 'First Line Screening Assay' for the detection of hemoglobin disorders in the near future.
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- Pushpanjali Dasauni
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India.
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Automation of RNA-based biomarker extraction from dried blood spots for the detection of blood doping. Bioanalysis 2020; 12:729-736. [DOI: 10.4155/bio-2020-0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Aim: Transcriptomic biomarkers originating from reticulocytes measured in dried blood spots (DBSs) may be reliable indicators of blood doping. Methods/results: Here, we examined changes in the expression levels of the erythropoiesis-related ALAS2, CA1 and SLC4A1 genes in DBS samples from elite athletes and volunteers of clinical study with recombinant erythropoietin dose. Conclusion: By comparing the mean intraday coefficients of variation for ALAS2L, ALASLC, CA1 and SLC4A1 between manual and automated RNA extractions, an average improvement was observed, whereas the assessment of interday variability provided comparable results for both manual and automated approaches. Our results confirmed that RNA biomarkers on DBS support are efficient to detect blood doping.
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Velghe S, Delahaye L, Stove CP. Is the hematocrit still an issue in quantitative dried blood spot analysis? J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 163:188-196. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Barrett AN, Saminathan R, Choolani M. Thalassaemia screening and confirmation of carriers in parents. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2017; 39:27-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Yu C, Huang S, Wang M, Zhang J, Liu H, Yuan Z, Wang X, He X, Wang J, Zou L. A novel tandem mass spectrometry method for first-line screening of mainly beta-thalassemia from dried blood spots. J Proteomics 2017; 154:78-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Capiau S, Wilk LS, Aalders MCG, Stove CP. A Novel, Nondestructive, Dried Blood Spot-Based Hematocrit Prediction Method Using Noncontact Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2016; 88:6538-46. [PMID: 27206105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dried blood spot (DBS) sampling is recognized as a valuable alternative sampling strategy both in research and in clinical routine. Although many advantages are associated with DBS sampling, its more widespread use is hampered by several issues, of which the hematocrit effect on DBS-based quantitation remains undoubtedly the most widely discussed one. Previously, we developed a method to derive the approximate hematocrit from a nonvolumetrically applied DBS based on its potassium content. Although this method yielded good results and was straightforward to perform, it was also destructive and required sample preparation. Therefore, we now developed a nondestructive method which allows to predict the hematocrit of a DBS based on its hemoglobin content, measured via noncontact diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The developed method was thoroughly validated. A linear calibration curve was established after log/log transformation. The bias, intraday and interday imprecision of quality controls at three hematocrit levels and at the lower and upper limit of quantitation (0.20 and 0.67, respectively) were less than 11%. In addition, the influence of storage and the volume spotted was evaluated, as well as DBS homogeneity. Application of the method to venous DBSs prepared from whole blood patient samples (n = 233) revealed a good correlation between the actual and the predicted hematocrit. Limits of agreement obtained after Bland and Altman analysis were -0.076 and +0.018. Incurred sample reanalysis demonstrated good method reproducibility. In conclusion, mere scanning of a DBS suffices to derive its approximate hematocrit, one of the most important variables in DBS analysis.
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- Sara Capiau
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University , Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam , Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam , Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University , Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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