| CPC G01N 33/4925 (2013.01) [G01N 1/38 (2013.01); G01N 1/42 (2013.01); G01N 15/14 (2013.01); G01N 2015/016 (2024.01); G01N 2015/1486 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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14. An in vitro method for determining a BMP parameter in a blood sample comprising:
i) combining the blood sample with an anti-coagulant and an anti-platelet agent,
ii) exposing the blood sample to a temperature below 20° C., and
iii) determining said BMP parameter in the blood sample,
wherein the anti-coagulant is heparin and the antiplatelet agent is Iloprost, and
wherein the method does not comprise combining MgSO4, EDTA, or citrate with blood of the blood sample.
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