TY - JOUR
T1 - 25-Hydroxyvitamin D
T2 - Analysis and clinical application
AU - Su, Zengliu
AU - Narla, Satya Nandana
AU - Zhu, Yusheng
PY - 2014/6/10
Y1 - 2014/6/10
N2 - 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) is one of the most popular tests requested by clinicians nowadays because in addition to bone diseases, many non-skeletal disorders have been suggested to be linked to vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. Methodologies used in clinical laboratories include competitive vitamin D protein binding assays (CPBA), immunoassays, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In this review article, we introduce the basic metabolism and physiology of vitamin D, key issues in the methods for 25-OHD measurement currently used in most clinical laboratories, and clinical applications of 25-OHD testing. We conclude that although the methodologies for 25-OHD testing have improved significantly, considerable bias between different methods and laboratories still exists. Therefore, standardization of the method is critical. The optimal 25-OHD levels should be determined based on the standardized method. Also, more studies are needed to further determine the relationship between vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency and non-skeletal diseases as well as daily vitamin D dose requirement for reducing the risk of non-skeletal diseases.
AB - 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) is one of the most popular tests requested by clinicians nowadays because in addition to bone diseases, many non-skeletal disorders have been suggested to be linked to vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. Methodologies used in clinical laboratories include competitive vitamin D protein binding assays (CPBA), immunoassays, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In this review article, we introduce the basic metabolism and physiology of vitamin D, key issues in the methods for 25-OHD measurement currently used in most clinical laboratories, and clinical applications of 25-OHD testing. We conclude that although the methodologies for 25-OHD testing have improved significantly, considerable bias between different methods and laboratories still exists. Therefore, standardization of the method is critical. The optimal 25-OHD levels should be determined based on the standardized method. Also, more studies are needed to further determine the relationship between vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency and non-skeletal diseases as well as daily vitamin D dose requirement for reducing the risk of non-skeletal diseases.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cca.2014.03.022
DO - 10.1016/j.cca.2014.03.022
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24680864
AN - SCOPUS:84897935949
SN - 0009-8981
VL - 433
SP - 200
EP - 205
JO - Clinica Chimica Acta
JF - Clinica Chimica Acta
ER -