ReviewCurrent environmental health reports2020
Little to Give, Much to Gain-What Can You Do With a Dried Blood Spot?
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Using Epigenetic Clocks to Characterize Biological Aging in Studies of Children and Childhood Exposures: a Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Pooled it
- Dried Blood Spot-Based Quantification Indicates Correlation Between lncRNA GAS5, Diabetes, Age, and War Eras in US Veterans.Biology · 2026Article
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- Comparison of Cobas Plasma Separation Cards and Whatman filter paper cards versus conventional serum samples for anti-Trypansoma cruzi antibody detection.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Assessment of Dried Plasma Spots (DPS) as an Appropriate Sample Matrix for the Measurement of Circulating Calretinin, a Biomarker for Mesothelioma-A Proof-Of-Concept Study.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2026Article
- Creatinine measurement from finger stick dried blood spots with a routine chemistry analyzer for estimation of GFR.Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine · 2026Article
- The analytical potential of the dry blood spot technique for pesticide biomonitoring - a review.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2025Review
- Longitudinal Analysis of Estrogen Receptor Gene Methylation, Estradiol, and Depressive Symptoms During the Perinatal Period.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Prenatal exposure to genocide accelerates epigenetic aging in third- and fourth-generation clocks among young adults in Rwanda.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Dried Matrix Spots: An Underutilized and Unexplored Technology in India.Chemical research in toxicology · 2025Article
- Analysis of small extracellular vesicles from dried blood spots.Frontiers in medical technology · 2025Article
- Protocol for a pseudo-randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of eco-driving assistance systems on bus drivers' stress responses.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- UPLC-MS/MS High-Risk Screening for Sphingolipidoses Using Dried Urine Spots.Biomolecules · 2024Article
- Nucleic acid degradation after long-term dried blood spot storage.Molecular ecology resources · 2024Article
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and thyroid hormone measurements in dried blood spots and neonatal characteristics: a pilot study.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2023Article
- A Validated UHPLC-MS/MS Method to Quantify Eight Antibiotics in Quantitative Dried Blood Spots in Support of Pharmacokinetic Studies in Neonates.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Preparation and processing of dried blood spots for microRNA sequencing.Biology methods & protocols · 2023Review
- Opportunistic Community Screening of Chronic Chagas Disease Using a Rapid Diagnosis Test in Pharmacies in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain): Study Protocol and Pilot Phase Results.International journal of public health · 2022Article
- Detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in dried blood spots utilizing manual or automated spot extraction and electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA).Analytical science advances · 2021Article
- The use of dried blood spots for characterizing children's exposure to organic environmental chemicals.Environmental research · 2021Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTechnological advances have allowed dried blood spots (DBS) to be utilized for various measurements, helpful in population-based studies. The following is a review of the literature highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of DBS and describing their use in multiple areas of research. RECENT
findingsDBS can track pollutant exposure to understand their impact on health. DBS can also be used for (epi-)genetic studies, to measure clinical biomarkers, and to monitor drug adherence. Advantages of DBS include being minimally invasive, requiring low blood volume, and being cost-effective to collect, transport, and store. Disadvantages of DBS include the hematocrit effect, which is related to the viscosity of the blood affecting its spread on to the filter paper, causing a major source of error when assessing concentrations, and the possibility of low DNA volume. Numerous uses for DBS make them an important source of biomaterial but they require additional validation for accuracy and reproducibility.
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