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    Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of 17-hydroxyprogesterone in dried blood spots revealed matrix effect on immunoassay

    Immunoassays for measuring 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) produce high rates of false positives that impact the identification of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in neonates. A confirmatory test with hig...

    Liqiao Han, Norma P. Tavakoli, Mark Morrissey in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2019)

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    The influence of seasonality and manufacturer kit lot changes on 17α-hydroxyprogesterone measurements and referral rates of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in newborns

    Newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is performed by measuring the concentration of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) in dried blood spots. Unfortunately, the level of 17-OHP varies due to...

    Melissa Pearce, Erin Dauerer, A. Gregory DiRienzo in European Journal of Pediatrics (2017)

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    Screening for cystic fibrosis in New York State: considerations for algorithm improvements

    Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic progressive disease affecting mucus viscosity, has been beneficial in both improving life expectancy and the quality of life for individuals with CF. In Ne...

    Denise M. Kay, Breanne Maloney, Rhonda Hamel in European Journal of Pediatrics (2016)

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    Self-antigen tetramers discriminate between myelin autoantibodies to native or denatured protein

    The role of autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating diseases is controversial, in part because widely used western blotting and ELISA methods either do not permit ...

    Kevin C O'Connor, Katherine A McLaughlin, Philip L De Jager in Nature Medicine (2007)