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Scientific and forensic standards for homologous blood transfusion anti-doping analyses.
Forensic science international - 18 Jul 2008
Giraud Sylvain, Robinson Neil, Mangin Patrice, Saugy Martial
Abstract excerpt
Since the introduction in 2001 of a urine-based detection method for recombinant erythropoietin (rHuEPO), transfusion-doping practices have regained interest. To address this problem, an efficient antidoping test designed to obtain direct proof of allogeneic blood transfusion was developed and validated. This test, based on flow cytometry analysis of red blood cell (RBCs) phenotypes, was used to determine the...
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