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Peripheral blood and serum were collected and stored from healthy donors and patients who gave written informed consent to take part in the study. The study protocol was approved by the local Ethics Committee in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
1. Blood Storage in DBS
<ol>
	<li>Blood sample collection
	<ol>
		<li>Collect 3 mL of peripheral blood sample in a 3 mL tube with 5.4 mg of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). 
		NOTE: Store peripheral blood as DBS as soon as possible and within 8 h.</li>
		<li>Write the patient code number on the bottom right-hand corner of the saver card.</li>
		<li>Carefully resuspend the blood with a 5 mL pipette.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Blood spotting on DBS
	<ol>
		<li>Pipette and transfer one spot of blood (50 &#181;L) onto the saver card (Table of Materials) with a 50&#8211;200 &#181;L tip.</li>
		<li>Repeat step 1.2.1. to have a total of 3&#8211;5 blood spots. Discard the old tip and take a new one for each blood aliquot.</li>
		<li>Leave the DBS to dry overnight at room temperature in a horizontal position over an open non-absorbent surface, avoiding direct sunlight. Leave the cover of the saver card open to facilitate blood drying. 
		NOTE: Any particulate in air or dust during this drying step does not affect downstream applications.</li>
		<li>Store the card at room temperature in a plastic bag with desiccant until use.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
2. DNA Extraction Starting from DBS According to the DNA Extraction Kit Datasheet (Section for Dried Blood Spots)
<ol>
	<li>Sample preparation
	<ol>
		<li>Use 3 dried blood spots from the card. Cut each of the dried blood spots from the card and separate them from the card with tweezers. Cut the separated dried blood spots into small pieces (diameter of about 1 mm).</li>
		<li>Place the small pieces into a 1.5 mL centrifuge tube.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Sample digestion
	<ol>
		<li>Add 180 &#181;L of lysis buffer 1 provided in the kit (Table of Materials) to the tube. Add 20 &#181;L of Proteinase K. Do not mix lysis buffer 1 with Proteinase k before pipetting into the 1.5 mL tube with blood spotted card. Mix by vortexing.</li>
		<li>Place the tube in a thermoincubator and incubate at 56 &#176;C for 60 min. If the thermoincubator is not equipped with a shaker, vortex the sample every 10&#8211;15 min for at least 10 s, taking care not to let the temperature of the sample decrease. Briefly centrifuge the tubes to remove drops from the lid.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Wash step
	<ol>
		<li>Add 200 &#181;L of lysis buffer 2 (Table of Materials) and vortex for 10 s.</li>
		<li>Place the tubes in a thermomixer or heated orbital incubator and incubate at 70 &#176;C for 10 min. If the thermoincubator is not equipped with a shaker, vortex the samples once for at least 10 s, taking care not to let the temperature of the samples decrease.</li>
		<li>Repeat step 2.3.1. Transfer the 400 &#181;L of lysate from the 1.5 mL tube to elution column (Table of Materials). Centrifuge the column at 6,000 x g for 1 min.</li>
		<li>Place the elution column into a new 2 mL collection tube and discard the old one.</li>
		<li>Add 500 &#181;L of wash buffer 1 (Table of Materials) and centrifuge at 6,000 x g for 1 min.</li>
		<li>Place the column into a new 2 mL collection tube and discard the old one.</li>
		<li>Add 500 &#181;L of wash buffer 2 (Table of Materials) and centrifuge at 6,000 x g for 1 min.</li>
		<li>Place the column into a new 2 mL collection tube and discard the old one.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge at 20,000 x g for 3 min to dry the membrane.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Elution step
	<ol>
		<li>Place the column into a new 1.5 mL centrifuge tube and discard the collection tube.</li>
		<li>Place 50 &#181;L of distilled water onto the center of the membrane. Incubate for 10 min at room temperature.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge the tube at 20,000 x g for 1 min. Collect the eluate and place it again on the center of the membrane.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge the tube at 20,000 x g for 1 min. Discard the membrane.</li>
		<li>Measure the DNA concentration using a spectrophotometer.</li>
		<li>Store DNA at -20 &#176;C until use. 
		NOTE: DNA extracted from DBS can be used to perform several analyses such as SNP evaluation by Real Time PCR or DNA Sanger sequencing.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
3. Serum Storage for DSS
<ol>
	<li>Blood sample collection
	<ol>
		<li>Collect 7 mL of peripheral blood sample in a 7 mL tube without EDTA. Leave the blood sample to coagulate for 30 min at room temperature.</li>
		<li>Write the patient code number on the bottom right-hand corner of the saver card.</li>
		<li>Centrifuge the blood sample at 980 x g for 15 min at room temperature. 
		NOTE: Store serum as DSS as soon as possible and within 8 h.</li>
		<li>Carefully remove the supernatant from the tube and transfer it to a new 15 mL tube. Carefully resuspend the blood with a 5 mL pipette.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Serum spotting in DSS
	<ol>
		<li>Pipette and transfer one spot of serum (50 &#181;L) onto the saver card. Repeat this step to have a total of 3&#8211;5 blood spots. 
		NOTE: Be very careful to pipette exactly 50 &#181;L of serum into each spot. Serum should not go beyond from the dashed line of the card.</li>
		<li>Leave the DSS to dry overnight at room temperature. Leave the cover of the saver card open to facilitate blood drying.</li>
		<li>Store the card at room temperature in a plastic bag with desiccant until use. If the storage is longer than 14 days, store the card at -20 &#176;C.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
4. ELISA Assay Starting from DSS
<ol>
	<li>Elute protein from DSS.
	<ol>
		<li>If necessary, thaw a DSS for each sample. Cut DSS into small pieces (about 1 mm in diameter). Put the pieces into a 1.5 mL tube with 400 &#181;L of PBS.</li>
		<li>Shake the samples overnight at 4 &#176;C. 
		NOTE: Shake them at low intensity. PBS should not wet the cover of the tube during shaking.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Use the protein eluate as a serum sample for secreted protein/growth factor analysis according to ELISA kit instructions, after appropriate dilutions. 
	NOTE: This procedure works well for DBP detection9. For other ELISA assays, an optimization step may be needed.</li>
</ol>

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

This protocol investigates the potential for storing blood and serum on filter paper when the labs do not have the staff or infrastructures needed for the correct handling of blood samples. In particular, whole blood or serum collected in standard tubes or by finger-prick can be stored using this method and there is no need to freeze samples at -20 &#176;C or -80 &#176;C immediately after the blood collection. DBS/DSS can remain at room temperature for up to 14 days without any change in blood/serum integrity. A critical...

The main aim of the research into cancer biomarkers is the identification of new biological parameters that can be used for diagnosis, for predicting patient prognosis, and for determining whether a patient will respond to a specific treatment. This research area is fundamental for the discovery of innovative cancer treatments and plays a key role in tailored treatment.
The procedures carried out during each step of biomarker identification and validation must be reliable and reproducible. A cornerstone for the success of translational research is the correct storage of biological samples such as blood and serum. This is the first step towards obtaining high quality biological material that can be used to perform molecular biology experiments or protein assays.
Multicenter studies are often needed to recruit enough patients to obtain robust data. Not all institutes are able to store samples at -80 &#176;C or to send samples to other international centers in dry ice. The use of filter paper for blood collection is a simple method for storing blood and serum and does not require the immediate freezing of samples1,2. A drop of blood or serum can be spotted onto the paper, left to dry overnight and then stored for up to 14 days at room temperature1,2. This gives researchers time to send the samples to other laboratories. The use of dried blood spots (DBS) and dried serum spots (DSS) could thus simplify the collaboration between institutes in developed and developing countries.
Given its ease of use, DBS sampling is widely used in several types of assays for serological or genetic downstream analyses. For example, in the past, DBS were frequently used for HIV screening in developing countries1,2,3,4,5. Another advantage of this storage method is that blood samples can be collected from finger-pricks, thus enabling its use for newborn screening tests 6,7,8. Easy sample handling and transport are further advantages of DBS, especially for samples collected in remote sites where there is no laboratory equipment. In a previous publication, we used DBS and DSS to test vitamin D and vitamin D binding protein (DBP) in a series of Caucasian and African patients9. Our African colleagues were not able to obtain dry ice. To compare the biological markers to understand the differences in the vitamin D pathway between the two ethnic populations, we further improved the procedure using matched samples stored under standard conditions and on filter paper. After optimizing the DBS/DSS procedure, we were able to analyze DBP and vitamin D in patient serum in both cohorts. We also evaluated a number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) after DNA extraction from whole blood for Caucasians and from DBS for Africans9. The present protocol permits high quality blood samples to be stored at room temperature without affecting different types of downstream analyses ranging from molecular biology to ELISA assays. It is recommended for use to manage biological materials in multicenter studies or for centers that do not have facilities for standard storage conditions. The following protocol represents the culmination of these optimized procedures.

<table><tbody><tr><td>Whatman protein saver cards 903 Protein saver card, 100/pk&amp;lrm;</td><td>Sigma</td><td>Z761575</td><td>Useful to store samples at room temperature for downstream analyses</td></tr><tr><td>Falcon Serological Pipettes, 5 mL</td><td>Stem cell</td><td>#38003</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>50-200 &amp;micro;L tips</td><td>Star-Lab</td><td>S1120-8810</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1.5 mL centrifuge tube</td><td>Eppendorf</td><td>4036-3204</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>QIAamp DNA microkit</td><td>Qiagen</td><td>56304</td><td>This is a DNA extraction kit designed to isolate small quantities of DNA&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>Buffer ATL (included in QIAamp DNA microkit)</td><td>Qiagen</td><td></td><td>This is reported as Lysis Buffer 1 in the text</td></tr><tr><td>Buffer AL (included in QIAamp DNA microkit)</td><td>Qiagen</td><td></td><td>This is reported as Lysis Buffer 2 in the text</td></tr><tr><td>QIAamp mini elute column</td><td>Qiagen</td><td></td><td>This is reported as column in the text</td></tr><tr><td>AW1&amp;nbsp; (included in QIAamp DNA microkit)</td><td>Qiagen</td><td></td><td>This is reported as Wash Buffer 1 IN THE TEXT</td></tr><tr><td>AW2&amp;nbsp; (included in QIAamp DNA microkit)</td><td>Qiagen</td><td></td><td>This is reported as Wash Buffer 2 in the text</td></tr><tr><td>Human Vitamin D BP Quantikine ELISA Kit</td><td>R&amp;amp;D systems</td><td>DVDBP0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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We took advantage of the DBS and DSS procedures to store blood and serum at room temperature without affecting the quality of the biological material. Figure 1 shows an example of the protein card saver without blood and after blood collection. In order to confirm that the storage on filter paper and the procedure to elute blood do not interfere with sample quality, we performed a comparison with standard storage methods. We extracted DNA from 3 matched sampl...

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