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Performance validation and consistency assessment of three liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods for detecting fat-soluble vitamins
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Bingchu LI1, Binghui LI1, Zhiyang CHEN1, 2, Ziyang LI1, 2, Meiling YIN1, Xing LYU1, 2, Zhongyuan XIANG1, 2, Qichen LONG1, 2, *, Min HU1, 2, *
Chinese Journal of Chromatography | 2026, 44(3) : 267 - 275
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Chinese Journal of Chromatography | 2026, 44(3): 267-275
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Performance validation and consistency assessment of three liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods for detecting fat-soluble vitamins
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Bingchu LI1, Binghui LI1, Zhiyang CHEN1, 2, Ziyang LI1, 2, Meiling YIN1, Xing LYU1, 2, Zhongyuan XIANG1, 2, Qichen LONG1, 2, *, Min HU1, 2, *
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  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
  • 2Molecular Diagnostic Technology Hunan Engineering Research Center, Clinical Medical Research Center for Molecular Diagnosis of infectious diseases in Hunan Province, Center for Clinical Molecular Diagnostics in Hunan Province the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
Published: 2026-03-08 doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2025.04002
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Accurate quantification of fat-soluble vitamin A (VA), vitamin D (25(OH)D), vitamin E (VE), vitamin K (VK) is essential for health assessment and disease diagnosis. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) plays a crucial role in the measurement of these vitamins due to its high specificity and sensitivity. However, the comparability and concordance of the detection results among different LC-MS/MS methods are still suboptimal. In this study, the analytical performance including linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantitation, precision, accuracy and carryover was evaluated according to CLSI C62 and the Suggestions on Clinical Application of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Aliquots of 40 patient samples were collected from August to October 2022 from the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. These fat-soluble vitamins were measured using three LC-MS/MS methods. Passing-Bablok regression, Bland-Altman plots and concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) were performed to compare the differences among three methods. The consistency of the results before and after recalibration with a unified calibrator was evaluated. The results showed that the total CVs for the three mass spectrometry kits were 2.7%-10.1%, and the recoveries for all kits ranged from 88.8% to 109.2%, indicating that their detection performance met the requirements for clinical application. Concordance correlation analysis showed that two of the three methods had substantial agreement in vitamin D testing (CCC: 0.938), while the CCCs for other methods ranged from 0.322 to 0.853. After recalibration with a unified calibrator, except for vitamin K, the CCCs for the results of the three methods ranged from 0.918 to 0.983. In conclusion, the performance validation results of three LC-MS/MS methods for fat-soluble vitamins meet clinical requirements. The consistency among the three methods was poor, but using a unified calibrator significantly improved the consistency of these methods. The study provides recommendations for the standardization of clinical fat-soluble vitamin testing, thereby contributing to improved accuracy and consistency of results. This study will provide more reliable evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

fat-soluble vitamins  /  liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)  /  consistency  /  calibration
李炳杵, 李冰慧, 陈芷阳, 李子阳, 尹美玲, 吕星, 项忠元, 龙琪琛, 胡敏. 3种液相色谱-串联质谱法检测脂溶性维生素的性能确认和一致性评价. 色谱, 2026 , 44 (3) : 267 -275 . DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2025.04002
Bingchu LI, Binghui LI, Zhiyang CHEN, Ziyang LI, Meiling YIN, Xing LYU, Zhongyuan XIANG, Qichen LONG, Min HU. Performance validation and consistency assessment of three liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods for detecting fat-soluble vitamins[J]. Chinese Journal of Chromatography, 2026 , 44 (3) : 267 -275 . DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2025.04002
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doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2025.04002
  • Receive Date:2025-05-14
  • Online Date:2026-10-27
  • Published:2026-03-08
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  • Received:2025-05-14
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    1Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
    2Molecular Diagnostic Technology Hunan Engineering Research Center, Clinical Medical Research Center for Molecular Diagnosis of infectious diseases in Hunan Province, Center for Clinical Molecular Diagnostics in Hunan Province the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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