Pre-Analytical Parameters Affecting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Measurement in Plasma: Identifying Confounders.

Pre-Analytical Parameters Affecting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Measurement in Plasma: Identifying Confounders.

BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) is intensively investigated in various medical fields. However, comparing VEGF-A measurements is difficult because sample acquisition and pre-analytic procedures differ between studies. We therefore investigated which variables act as confound...

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Main Authors: Johanna M Walz, Daniel Boehringer, Heidrun L Deissler, Lothar Faerber, Jens C Goepfert, Peter Heiduschka, Susannah M Kleeberger, Alexa Klettner, Tim U Krohne, Nicole Schneiderhan-Marra, Focke Ziemssen, Andreas Stahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4711588?pdf=render

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