ea0026p355 | Steroid metabolism | ECE2011
Van Caenegem E
, Wierckx K
, Fiers T
, Segers H
, Vandersypt E
, Kaufman J M
, T'Sjoen G
Context: In population and psychosocial studies, saliva becomes increasingly popular, mainly due to its non-invasive collection methods and availability of free hormone fractions. However, few studies have evaluated the impact of collection devices on steroid hormone analysis; and none with the currently used methods.Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to minimize pre-analytical errors based on sample collection methods.Meth...