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PSA assay of dried blood samples from the ear lobe on a filter paper with special reference to prostatic mass screening
Author(s) -
Watanabe Hiroki,
Ohe Hiroshi,
Saitoh Masahito,
Kojima Munekado,
Tanaka Toshiyuki,
Ito Sachio
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the prostate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.295
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1097-0045
pISSN - 0270-4137
DOI - 10.1002/pros.2990270205
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatic diseases , urology , medical screening , ear lobe , prostate , pathology , surgery , cancer
To eliminate complicated procedures for taking blood samples in the field work for prostatic mass screening, we developed a method for PSA testing using blood samples taken from the ear lobe and dried on a filter paper. The stability, the diagnostic efficacy, and the cost‐benefit effect of the method were confirmed in hospitalized patients, as well as in subjects from our mass screening program. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.