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Table 2 Dilutional linearity of the in-house TPO-Ab ELISA for dried blood spots

From: Development and validation of an ELISA for a biomarker of thyroid dysfunction, thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (TPO-Ab), in dried blood spots

DBS sample

 

Dilution factor

Undiluted

2

4

8

#1

ng/mL

130.5

75.5

29.9

13.8

% Expected value

100.0

115.7

91.7

84.6

#2

ng/mL

49.5

23.0

9.7

5.6

% Expected value

100.0

93.1

78.8

90.7

#3

ng/mL

60.2

26.0

11.6

6.0

% Expected value

100.0

86.3

77.0

80.3

Average % recovery

 

98.4

82.5

85.2