Effects of drying and storage conditions on the stability of TSH in blood spots

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the influence of sample drying and storage temperature on TSH stability in neonatal screening. Subjects and methods Blood samples from 29 adult volunteers as a surrogate for neonatal blood (10 with normal TSH, 9 with overt hypothyroid and 10 with subclinical hypothyr...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Künzle Ribeiro Magalhães, Carlos Henrique Miranda, Fernando Crivelenti Vilar, André Schmidt, Roberta Rodrigues Bittar, Giselle Aparecida Caixe de Carvalho Paixão, Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Léa Maria Zanini Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2018-04-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
TSH
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972018000200201&lng=en&tlng=en