Recombinant erythropoietin found in seized blood bags from sportsmen.
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.
Mallorquí
Joaquim
J
Segura
Jordi
J
de Bolòs
Carme
C
Gutiérrez-Gallego
Ricardo
R
Pascual
Jose A
JA
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
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin