International Journal of Neonatal Screening (Dec 2021)

Sensitive and Robust LC-MS/MS Assay to Quantify 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Leftover Protein Extract from Dried Blood Spots

  • Sanne Grundvad Boelt,
  • Lars Melgaard,
  • Marta Jadwiga Thorbek,
  • Nadia Sara Jensen MacSween,
  • John J. McGrath,
  • Arieh S. Cohen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns7040082
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
p. 82

Abstract

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Neonatal dried blood spots (DBS) provide a remarkable resource for biobanks. These microsamples can provide information related to the genetic correlates of disease and can be used to quantify a range of analytes, such as proteins and small molecules. However, after routine neonatal screening, the amount of DBS sample available is limited. To optimize the use of these samples, there is a need for sensitive assays which are integrated across different analytic platforms. For example, after DNA extraction, protein extracts are available for additional analyses. We describe a sensitive and robust LC-MS/MS method for 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 optimized for leftover protein extracts from DBS, which has excellent recovery, precision, and accuracy.

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