Volumetric Absorptive Microsampling (VAMS) technology for IGF-1 quantification by automated chemiluminescent immunoassay in dried blood

摘要

For medical diagnostics and anti-doping analyses, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) can be measured in serum using automated chemiluminescent immunoassays. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using dried blood instead of serum to measure IGF-1 concentrations with an automated IGF-1 immunoassay and to evaluate if IGF-1 concentrations from dried capillary blood and serum were comparable.