Several steps in the current test are difficult or inconclusive, ... You can imagine that with so many proteins in urine, the level of EPO you're trying to detect is very small. With our [initial] grant we did a proof of concept showing that the two-dimensional separation was more reliable. We also found that the antibody used in the current test will sometimes pick up other proteins. Nicolle Packer
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![Several steps in the current test are difficult or inconclusive, ... You can imagine that with so many proteins in urine, the level of EPO you're trying to detect is very small. With our [initial] grant we did a proof of concept showing that the two-dimensional separation was more reliable. We also found that the antibody used in the current test will sometimes pick up other proteins. - Nicolle Packer Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=U2V2ZXJhbCBzdGVwcyBpbiB0aGUgY3VycmVudCB0ZXN0IGFyZSBkaWZmaWN1bHQgb3IgaW5jb25jbHVzaXZlLCAuLi4gWW91IGNhbiBpbWFnaW5lIHRoYXQgd2l0aCBzbyBtYW55IHByb3RlaW5zIGluIHVyaW5lLCB0aGUgbGV2ZWwgb2YgRVBPIHlvdSdyZSB0cnlpbmcgdG8gZGV0ZWN0IGlzIHZlcnkgc21hbGwuIFdpdGggb3VyIFtpbml0aWFsXSBncmFudCB3ZSBkaWQgYSBwcm9vZiBvZiBjb25jZXB0IHNob3dpbmcgdGhhdCB0aGUgdHdvLWRpbWVuc2lvbmFsIHNlcGFyYXRpb24gd2FzIG1vcmUgcmVsaWFibGUuIFdlIGFsc28gZm91bmQgdGhhdCB0aGUgYW50aWJvZHkgdXNlZCBpbiB0aGUgY3VycmVudCB0ZXN0IHdpbGwgc29tZXRpbWVzIHBpY2sgdXAgb3RoZXIgcHJvdGVpbnMuIA==&author=ICBOaWNvbGxlIFBhY2tlciAgICA=&num=10 "Several steps in the current test are difficult or inconclusive, ... You can imagine that with so many proteins in urine, the level of EPO you're trying to detect is very small. With our [initial] grant we did a proof of concept showing that the two-dimensional separation was more reliable. We also found that the antibody used in the current test will sometimes pick up other proteins. - Nicolle Packer Quotes")
![Several steps in the current test are difficult or inconclusive. You can imagine that with so many proteins in urine, the level of EPO you're trying to detect is very small. With our [initial] grant we did a proof of concept showing that the two-dimensional separation was more reliable. We also found that the antibody used in the current test will sometimes pick up other proteins. - Nicolle Packer Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBOaWNvbGxlIFBhY2tlciAgICA=&num=1 "Several steps in the current test are difficult or inconclusive. You can imagine that with so many proteins in urine, the level of EPO you're trying to detect is very small. With our [initial] grant we did a proof of concept showing that the two-dimensional separation was more reliable. We also found that the antibody used in the current test will sometimes pick up other proteins. - Nicolle Packer Quotes")
![[Though publicly backing the EPO test, Wada is also funding research to develop a more clear-cut method of detection.] This is not like a pregnancy test, where you are either pregnant or you're not, ... It has to be prepared carefully and interpreted by an expert, who can mostly call it, I believe. But it is definitely skill-based, and that is why Wada is looking for a more clear-cut test. - Nicolle Packer Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBOaWNvbGxlIFBhY2tlciAgICA=&num=4 "[Though publicly backing the EPO test, Wada is also funding research to develop a more clear-cut method of detection.] This is not like a pregnancy test, where you are either pregnant or you're not, ... It has to be prepared carefully and interpreted by an expert, who can mostly call it, I believe. But it is definitely skill-based, and that is why Wada is looking for a more clear-cut test. - Nicolle Packer Quotes")
