title: Pre-analytical and analytical aspects of EDTA-plasma iron measurement.
abstract: It has been demonstrated that quantification of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-plasma iron could complement the already existing Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) variables and provide additional evidence for blood transfusion. Here, a fast preparation of a blood sample was proposed directly in the EDTA-blood tube without performing an aliquoting step. In addition, correlations in paired serum and EDTA-plasma samples and storage stability were investigated. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Centre of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Nicolas.Leuenberger@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leuenberger
authors.affiliation: Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Centre of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baume
authors.affiliation: Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Centre of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Centre of Legal Medicine, Lausanne and Geneva, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Martial
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saugy
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D010949:Plasma / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004492:Edetic Acid; D007501:Iron
keywords: blood transfusion detection; fast preparation; iron