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. 2016 Jan 16;6:21–26. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2016.01.001

Table 1.

Extraction recovery of phe and tyr from dried blood spots (DBS) using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and ion-exchange chromatography (IEC).

Percent extraction recovery (mean ± SD)
Phe
Tyr
DBS-MS/MS DBS-IEC DBS-MS/MS DBS-IEC
1500 μM spiked (n = 3) 78 ± 3% 104 ± 2% 76 ± 4% 108 ± 2%
500 μM spiked (n = 3) 62 ± 3% 90 ± 1% 60 ± 3% 88 ± 1%
100 μM spiked (n = 3) 66 ± 3% 86 ± 7% 70 ± 2% 93 ± 1%