Long-Term Stability of Amino Acids and Acylcarnitines in Dried Blood Spots
Author(s) -
Kristina Anna Strnadová,
Margareta Holub,
Adolf Mühl,
Georg Heinze,
Rene Ratschmann,
Hermann Mascher,
Sylvia StöcklerIpsiroglu,
Franz Waldhauser,
Felix Votava,
Jan Lebl,
Olaf A. Bodamer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.076679
Subject(s) - acetylcarnitine , carnitine , phenylalanine , leucine , methionine , metabolite , amino acid , arginine , chemistry , ornithine , metabolism , glycine , medicine , tyrosine , urea cycle , biochemistry
Dried blood filter cards, collected for newborn screening, are often stored for long periods of time. They may be suitable for the retrospective diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism, but no data are currently available on the long-term stability of amino acids and acylcarnitine species.
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