Establishment and Validation of Reference Values for Amino Acids and Acylcarnitines in Dried Blood Spots for Omani Newborns Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Objectives: To establish a reference range for acylcarnitines (ACs) and amino acids (AAs) concentrations in dried blood spot (DBS) samples of Omani neonates to detect inborn errors of metabolism (IEM), and to evaluate the effect of age and sex on ACs and AAs. Methods: Electrospray-ionization tandem...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman Al-Riyami, Matar Al-Manei, Assad Al-Fahdi, Khalid Al-Thihli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2022-09-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=3204