Lingwei Hu1, Zhenzhen Hu1, Jianbin Yang1, Yu Zhang2, Yezhen Shi2, Shasha Zhu3, Rulai Yang1, Xinwen Huang1. 1. Department of Genetics and Metabolism, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, National Regional Medical Center for Children, Hangzhou 310052, China. 2. Zhejiang Biosan Biochemical Technologies Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310012, China. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Taizhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore effects of different delivery and storage conditions on concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in neonatal dried blood spots (DBS), so as to provide evidence for improving accurate and reliable detection by tandem mass spectrometry. METHODS: A total of 1 254 616 newborn DBS samples in Newborn Screening Center of Zhejiang Province were delivered and stored at room temperature (group A, n=338 467), delivered by cold-chain logistics system and stored at low temperature (group B, n=480 021), or delivered by cold-chain logistics system and stored at low temperature and low humidity (group C, n= 436 128), respectively. The concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in DBS were detected by tandem mass spectrometry. Data analysis was performed by SPSS 24.0 to explore the influence of temperature and humidity on the concentrations of amino acids and carnitines. RESULTS: The concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in the three groups were skewed, and the differences in amino acid and carnitine concentrations among groups were statistically significant (all P<0.01). The median concentration of tyrosine was lower in group A than those in group B and group C by 18%and 16%respectively, while there was no significant difference between the last two groups. The median concentrations of methionine were lower in group A and group B than that in group C by 15%and 11%, respectively. The median concentrations of arginine were lower in group A and group B than that in group C by 12%and 25%, respectively. The median concentration of free carnitine (C0) was higher in group A than that in group C by 12%, while there was no significant difference between group A and group B. The median concentrations of acetylcarnitine (C2), propionyl carnitine (C3), C3DC+C4OH, C5DC+C6OH and hexadecanoyl carnitine (C16) were lower in group A than those in group B and group C by 21%-64%. The concentrations of other amino acids and acylcarnitines differed little among three groups. The monthly median coefficients of variation of other amino acids and carnitines in group A were higher than those in group B and group C except for citrulline, C4DC+C5OH and isovalerylcarnitine (C5). CONCLUSIONS: Cold-chain logistics system and storage in low temperature and low humidity can effectively reduce degradation of some amino acids and carnitines in DBS, improve the accuracy and reliability of detection, and thus ensures the quality of screening for neonatal metabolic diseases.
OBJECTIVE: To explore effects of different delivery and storage conditions on concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in neonatal dried blood spots (DBS), so as to provide evidence for improving accurate and reliable detection by tandem mass spectrometry. METHODS: A total of 1 254 616 newborn DBS samples in Newborn Screening Center of Zhejiang Province were delivered and stored at room temperature (group A, n=338 467), delivered by cold-chain logistics system and stored at low temperature (group B, n=480 021), or delivered by cold-chain logistics system and stored at low temperature and low humidity (group C, n= 436 128), respectively. The concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in DBS were detected by tandem mass spectrometry. Data analysis was performed by SPSS 24.0 to explore the influence of temperature and humidity on the concentrations of amino acids and carnitines. RESULTS: The concentrations of amino acids and carnitines in the three groups were skewed, and the differences in amino acid and carnitine concentrations among groups were statistically significant (all P<0.01). The median concentration of tyrosine was lower in group A than those in group B and group C by 18%and 16%respectively, while there was no significant difference between the last two groups. The median concentrations of methionine were lower in group A and group B than that in group C by 15%and 11%, respectively. The median concentrations of arginine were lower in group A and group B than that in group C by 12%and 25%, respectively. The median concentration of free carnitine (C0) was higher in group A than that in group C by 12%, while there was no significant difference between group A and group B. The median concentrations of acetylcarnitine (C2), propionyl carnitine (C3), C3DC+C4OH, C5DC+C6OH and hexadecanoyl carnitine (C16) were lower in group A than those in group B and group C by 21%-64%. The concentrations of other amino acids and acylcarnitines differed little among three groups. The monthly median coefficients of variation of other amino acids and carnitines in group A were higher than those in group B and group C except for citrulline, C4DC+C5OH and isovalerylcarnitine (C5). CONCLUSIONS: Cold-chain logistics system and storage in low temperature and low humidity can effectively reduce degradation of some amino acids and carnitines in DBS, improve the accuracy and reliability of detection, and thus ensures the quality of screening for neonatal metabolic diseases.
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Amino acids; Carnitine; Cold-chain transportation; Dried blood spot testing; Genetic and metabolic diseases screening; Humidity; Storage; Temperature
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