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Background Population-based biorepositories are important resources, but sample handling can affect data quality. Objective Identify metabolites of value for clinical investigations despite extended postcollection freezing delays, using protocols representing a California mid-term pregnancy biobank. Methods Blood collected from non-pregnant healthy female volunteers (n = 20) underwent three handling...