Barbara W Adam1, Dana L Chafin2, Victor R De Jesús2. 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. Electronic address: BAdam@cdc.gov. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to measure separately the contributions of heat and humidity to changes in levels of hemoglobins A and S in dried-blood-spot (DBS) samples. DESIGN AND METHODS: We stored paired sets of DBSs at 37°C for predetermined intervals in low-humidity and high-humidity environments. Hemoglobin A and S levels of all samples in each complete set were measured in a single high performance liquid chromatography run. RESULTS: During the one-month storage intervals, both hemoglobin species lost about 35% of initial levels in low-humidity storage and almost all of initial levels in high-humidity storage. CONCLUSIONS: Minimizing both humidity and temperature in the transportation and storage environments of DBS samples is essential to maintaining the integrity of the hemoglobin tetramer molecules. Published by Elsevier Inc.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to measure separately the contributions of heat and humidity to changes in levels of hemoglobins A and S in dried-blood-spot (DBS) samples. DESIGN AND METHODS: We stored paired sets of DBSs at 37°C for predetermined intervals in low-humidity and high-humidity environments. Hemoglobin A and S levels of all samples in each complete set were measured in a single high performance liquid chromatography run. RESULTS: During the one-month storage intervals, both hemoglobin species lost about 35% of initial levels in low-humidity storage and almost all of initial levels in high-humidity storage. CONCLUSIONS: Minimizing both humidity and temperature in the transportation and storage environments of DBS samples is essential to maintaining the integrity of the hemoglobin tetramer molecules. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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