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ArticleClinical biochemistry2022

Small volume retinol binding protein measurement by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

William S Phipps, Dina N Greene, Hannah Pflaum, Thomas J Laha, Jane A Dickerson, Jill Irvine, Anna E Merrill, Pratistha Ranjitkar, Clark M Henderson, Andrew N Hoofnagle

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Article in Clinical biochemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Clinical Proteomics for Solid Organ Tissues.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2023
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  6. Cheaper, faster, simpler trypsin digestion for high-throughput targeted protein quantification.Journal of mass spectrometry and advances in the clinical lab · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William S PhippsDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Dina N GreeneDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Hannah PflaumDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Thomas J LahaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Jane A DickersonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States; Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States.
Jill IrvineUniversity of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States.
Anna E MerrillDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Pratistha RanjitkarDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Clark M HendersonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Andrew N HoofnagleDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. Electronic address: ahoof@uw.edu.
University of Washington · USSeattle Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · US

Funding

Vector and Transgenic Mouse CoreP30DK017047 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Karin E Bornfeldt · 1986 to 2026
$41.4M
PILOT STUDY--CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCHP30DK035816 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Ellen A Schur · 1986 to 2026
$30.4M
Nutrition, Obesity and Atherosclerosis Training ProgramT32HL007028 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Karin E Bornfeldt · 1985 to 2026
$6.4M
Quantifying proteins in plasma to democratize personalized medicine for patients with type 1 diabetesU01DK121289 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HOOFNAGLE, ANDREW N · 2019 to 2021
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007028NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK017047NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK035816NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK121289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe measurement of plasma concentrations of retinol binding protein is a component of nutritional assessment in neonatal intensive care. However, serial testing in newborns is hampered by the limited amount of blood that can be sampled. Limitations are most severe with preterm infants, for whom close monitoring may be most important.

methodsWe developed an assay to quantify retinol binding protein using trypsin digestion and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, which requires a serum or plasma volume of 5 µl. Additionally, we validated the method according to current recommendations and performed comparison with a standard nephelometry platform in clinical use.

resultsThe assay demonstrated linearity from below 1 mg/dL (0.48 µM) to more than 20 mg/dL (9.7 µM), and an imprecision of 11.8% at 0.43 mg/dL (0.21 µM). The distribution of results observed with the new method was different when compared with nephelometry.

conclusionLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry facilitated testing a smaller sample volume, thereby increasing the ability to monitor key nutritional markers in premature infants. The differences in results compared with a commercially-available nephelometric assay revealed questionable results for lower concentrations by immunoassay.

Indexed as

Nutrition AssessmentTandem Mass SpectrometryChromatography, LiquidFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleRetinol-Binding ProteinsRetinol-Binding ProteinsLC-MS/MSLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryNutritionRetinol binding proteinVitamin A

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PMID34678307
PMCPMC8671195
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