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Minimally Invasive Biospecimen Collection for Exposome Research in Children’s Health

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Purpose of Review

The advent of low-volume biosampling and novel biomarker matrices offers non- or minimally invasive approaches to sampling in children. These new technologies, combined with advancements in mass spectrometry that provide high sensitivity, robust measurements of low-concentration exposures, facilitate the application of untargeted metabolomics in children’s exposome research. Here, we review emerging sampling technologies for alternative biomatrices—dried capillary blood, interstitial fluid, saliva, teeth, and hair—and highlight recent applications of these samplers to drive discovery in population-based exposure research.

Recent Findings

Biosampling and biomarker technologies demonstrate potential to directly measure exposures during key developmental time periods. While saliva is the most traditional of the reported biomatrices, each technology has key advantages and disadvantages. For example, hair and teeth provide retrospective analysis of past exposures, and dried capillary blood provides quantitative measurements of systemic exposures that can be more readily compared with traditional venous blood measurements. Importantly, all technologies can or have the potential to be used at home, increasing the convenience and parental support for children’s biosampling.

Summary

This review describes emerging sample collection technologies that hold promise for children’s exposome studies. While applications in metabolomics are still limited, these novel matrices are poised to facilitate longitudinal exposome studies to discover key exposures and windows of susceptibility affecting children’s health.

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The authors are supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grants 2U2CES026561-02 (LP, MA), 1U2CES030859-01 (LP, MA, MN), P30ES23515 (LP, MA, MN), R21ES030882-01 (LP), R01ES031117 (LP), and R01ES026033 (MA).

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Petrick, L.M., Arora, M. & Niedzwiecki, M.M. Minimally Invasive Biospecimen Collection for Exposome Research in Children’s Health. Curr Envir Health Rpt 7, 198–210 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-020-00277-2

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