title: Recombinant erythropoietin found in seized blood bags from sportsmen.
abstract: During an anti-doping investigation, the Spanish Guardia Civil confiscated blood bags from elite sportsmen. A novel immuno-purification method demonstrated that plasma samples with elevated erythropoietin (EPO) contained recombinant material (rEPO). This shows that rEPO is used before autologous blood transfusions and that rEPO analysis in plasma can be reliably addressed.
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mallorquí
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Bolòs
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Gallego
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pascual
mesh_terms: D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation; D004300:Doping in Sports; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013030:Spain; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin