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ea0037gp.05.06 | Developmental and paediatric endocrinology | ECE2015

Comparison of seven LC–MS/MS methods for the simultaneous measurement of testosterone, androstenedione, and DHEA in serum

Buttler Rahel M , Martens Frans , Fanelli Flaminia , Keevil Brian G , Pham Hai T , Kushnir Mark M , Taylor Angela E , Soeborg Tue , Blankenstein Marinus A , Heijboer Annemieke C

Recently, liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) was stated to be the method of choice to measure sex steroids.1 Information on the mutual agreement of LC–MS/MS methods, however, is scarce. Therefore, we compared seven published LC–MS/MS methods for the simultaneous measurement of testosterone, androstenedione, and DHEA. Fifty-five random serum samples obtained from volunteers were analysed in duplicate by seven published LC&#1...