Evaluation of a candidate reference measurement procedure for serum free testosterone based on ultrafiltration and isotope dilution-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Clinical Chemistry
Katleen Van UytfangheLinda M Thienpont

Abstract

To assess the analytical validity of free testosterone (FTe) measurements, a reference measurement procedure (RMP) is required. For steroids, isotope dilution-mass spectrometry is accepted as state-of-the-art technology. Because FTe is defined as the hormone fraction in serum water in equilibrium with the protein-bound fraction, the RMP should include a physical separation step. The use of equilibrium dialysis (ED) or ultrafiltration (UF) is advocated. Our objective was to develop such a candidate RMP. We selected UF combined with isotope dilution-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (ID-GC/MS) for direct measurement of Te in the ultrafiltrate. After optimization of the UF process, the complete procedure was validated by use of split-sample comparisons with indirect ED (iED) and symmetric dialysis (SyD). The candidate RMP gave maximum within-day, between-day, and total CVs of 3.0%, 3.1%, and 4.3%. The Deming regression equations for the respective method comparisons were: UF-ID-GC/MS = 0.98(iED) - 53 pmol/L (r = 0.94; S(y|x)= 42 pmol/L) and UF-ID-GC/MS = 0.92(SyD) + 21 pmol/L (r = 0.97; S(y|x)= 31 pmol/L). We achieved the objective of a state-of-the-art candidate RMP, which agreed well with iED and SyD. However, we also demonst...Continue Reading

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