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An antibody-free LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of sex hormone binding globulin in human serum and plasma

Journal

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
Volume 61, Issue 7, Pages 1266-1274

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WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2022-1225

Keywords

albumin depletion; biomarker; human sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG); liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

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A LC-MS/MS method was developed to quantify sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in serum and plasma without an immunocapture step. The method demonstrated good correlation with the Abbott Alinity immunoassay, and improved lab-to-lab consistency of results.
ObjectivesSex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a hormone binding protein which plays an important role in regulating the transport and availability of biologically active androgens and estradiol to target cells and used to calculate free testosterone concentrations.MethodsA liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed, featuring an albumin removal step followed by a tryptic digestion. After a reduction step with dithiothreitol and alkylation with iodoacetamide three signature peptides were used for the quantification of SHBG.ResultsThe method enables the quantification of serum and plasma SHBG over the clinically relevant range of 200-20,000 ng/mL and was validated according to the most recent guidelines. The LC-MS/MS method correlates well with the Abbott Alinity immunoassay (R-2 > 0.95), but the LC-MS/MS results are on average 16-17% lower than the immunoassay results, which is consistent for all three signature peptides.ConclusionsThe LC-MS/MS method which includes an albumin depletion step allows quantification of SHBG in serum and plasma without an immunocapture step at clinically relevant SHBG levels, thus contributing to better lab-to-lab consistency of results.

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