Saara Wittfooth

- Associate Professor,
Biotechnology (Department of Life Technologies)

saara.wittfooth@utu.fi

+358 29 450 4586

+358 50 476 5496

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7886-3477

Publications

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Association of long cardiac troponin T forms with adverse long-term outcomes in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (2026)
- BMC Nephrology
Salonen, Selma; Kaipainen, Emilia; Hakamäki, Markus; Liuhto, Niilo; Manni, Noora; Toukola, Tomi; Virtanen, Jonna; Lankinen, Roosa; Metsärinne, Kaj; Vasankari, Tuija; Airaksinen, K. E. Juhani; Järvisalo, Mikko J.; Wittfooth, Saara; Hellman, Tapio
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Design and Analytical Evaluation of an Immunoassay for Long Forms of Cardiac Troponin T (2025)
- The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
Aalto, Rami; Lahtinen, Akseli; Airaksinen, K. E. Juhani; Vasankari, Tuija; Hellman, Tapio; Koskimäki, Laura; Wittfooth, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exploring the Role of Cardiac Troponin-Specific Autoantibodies: Prolonged Cardiac Troponin Elimination, Reduced Clearance, and Variable Interference across 5 Commercial Assays (2025)
- Clinical Chemistry
Salonen, Selma M.; Kristensen, Jonas H.; Simonen, Sara; Hasselbalch, Rasmus B.; Strandkjaer, Nina; Ostergaard, Morten; Moller-Sorensen, Hasse; Dahl, Morten; Bor, Mustafa Vakur; Frikke-Schmidt, Ruth; Jorgensen, Niklas R.; Rode, Line; Holmvang, Lene; Kjaergaard, Jesper; Bang, Lia E.; Forman, Julie; Dalhoff, Kim P.; Bundgaard, Henning; Iversen, Kasper K.; Wittfooth, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
False-positive cardiac troponin I values due to macrotroponin in healthy athletes after COVID-19Long forms of cardiac troponin T to differentiate troponin elevations in atrial fibrillation and acute myocardial infarction (2025)
- Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory MedicineEuropean Heart Journal
Hammerer-Lercher, Angelika; Kissel, Christine K.; Wittfooth, Saara; Junes, Helea; Kaplan, Emel; Huré, Gabrielle; Sanzone, Alessandra; Neyer, Peter; Bernasconi, Luca; Manka, Robert; Noack, Patrik; Hof, Daniëlle; Hammarsten, Ola; Mueller, Christian
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long cardiac troponin T forms in a healthy reference population (2025)
- Clinica Chimica Acta
Tuominen, Tuulia; Vasankari, Tuija; Junes, Helea; Salonen, Selma; Teppo, Konsta; Linko-Parvinen, Anna; Pallari, Hanna-Mari; Airaksinen, K.E. Juhani; Wittfooth, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long forms of cardiac troponin T for myocardial infarction diagnosis: the SuperTROPO study (2025)
- European Heart Journal
Teppo, Konsta; Airaksinen, K. E. Juhani; Vasankari, Tuija; Linko-Parvinen, Anna; Pallari, Hanna-Mari; Paana, Tuomas; Jaakkola, Samuli; Junes, Helea; Salonen, Selma; Tuominen, Tuulia; Simonen, Sara; Strandberg, Marjatta; Hellman, Tapio; Wittfooth, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Composition of cardiac troponin release differs after marathon running and myocardial infarction (2025)
Teppo, K.; Airaksinen, K. E. J.; Vasankari, T.; Paana, T.; Junes, H.; Salonen, S.; Tuominen, T.; Simonen, S.; Strandberg, M.; Hellman, T.; Linko-Parvinen, A.; Pallari, H. M.; Jaakkola, S.; Wittfooth, S.
(Abstract)
Troponin Autoantibodies, Macrotroponin, and Assay Interference (2025)
- CirculationOpen Heart
Wittfooth, Saara
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
A-019 Unexpectedly High Cardiac Troponin Values in Healthy Athletes after SARS-CoV-2 InfectionControlled labelling of tracer antibodies for time-resolved fluorescence-based immunoassays (2024)
- Clinical ChemistryScientific Reports
Hammerer-Lercher, A; Kissel, C; Wittfooth, S; Huré, G; Sanzone, A; Neyer, P; Bernasconi, L; Manka, R; Noack, P; Hof, D; Hammarsten, O; Mueller, C
(Other publication)
A-023 Early Concentrations of Long Cardiac Troponin T Forms in Myocardial Infarction PatientsExploring free pregnancy associated plasma protein a (fPAPP-A) as a biomarker in early pregnancy (2024)
- Clinical Chemistry
Wittfooth, S; Linko-Parvinen, A; Pallari, H; Teppo, K; Tuominen, T; Simonen, S; Setola, J; Salonen, S; Junes, H; Vasankari, T; Hellman, T; Strandberg, M; Airaksinen, J
(Other publication)
(2024)
Airaksinen, K. E. Juhani; Paana, Tuomas; Vasankari, Tuija; Salonen, Selma; Tuominen, Tuulia; Linko-Parvinen, Anna; Pallari, Hanna-Mari; Hellman, Tapio; Teppo, Konsta; Heinonen, Olli J; Jaakkola, Samuli; Wittfooth, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2024)
Kushnarova-Vakal, Anastasiia; Aalto, Rami; Huovinen, Tuomas; Wittfooth, Saara; Lamminmäki, UrpoA1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
(2024)
- Practical Laboratory MedicineEuropean Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
Petersen, Jesper Friis; Tiittanen, Vilma; Wittfooth, Saara; Løkkegaard, Ellen; Friis-Hansen, Lennart Jan
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Highly Sensitive Immunoassay for Long Forms of Cardiac Troponin T Using Upconversion Luminescence (2024)
- Clinical Chemistry
Salonen, Selma M; Tuominen, Tuulia J K; Raiko, Kirsti I S; Vasankari, Tuija; Aalto, Rami; Hellman, Tapio A; Lahtinen, Satu E; Soukka, Tero; Airaksinen, K E Juhani; Wittfooth, Saara T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2024)
Airaksinen, Juhani K. E.; Tuominen, Tuulia; Paana, Tuomas; Hellman, Tapio; Vasankari, Tuija; Salonen, Selma; Junes, Helea; Linko-Parvinen, Anna; Pallari, Hanna-Mari; Strandberg, Marjatta; Teppo, Konsta; Jaakkola, Samuli; Wittfooth, Saara
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Novel troponin fragmentation assay to discriminate between takotsubo syndrome and acute myocardial infarction: reply (2024)
- European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
Airaksinen, K E Juhani; Wittfooth, Saara
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Kohonneiden sydänmerkkiaineiden ei-sydänperäiset syyt (2022)
- Duodecim
Airaksinen Juhani, Wittfooth Saara
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Novel Troponin Fragmentation Assay to Discriminate Between Troponin Elevations in Acute Myocardial Infarction and End-Stage Renal Disease (2022)
- Circulation
Airaksinen Juhani, Aalto Rami, Hellman Tapio, Vasankari Tuija, Lahtinen Akseli, Wittfooth Saara
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Primary breast cancer biomarkers based on glycosylation and extracellular vesicles detected from human serum (2022)
- Cancer reports
Terävä Joonas, Verhassel Alejandra, Botti Orsola, Islam Md. Khirul, Leivo Janne, Wittfooth Saara, Härkönen Pirkko, Pettersson Kim, Gidwani Kamlesh
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sensitive and quantitative detection of Cardiac Troponin I with upconverting nanoparticle lateral flow test with minimized interference (2021)
- Scientific Reports
Bayoumy Sherif, Martiskainen Iida, Heikkilä Taina, Rautanen Carita, Hedberg Pirjo, Hyytiä Heidi, Wittfooth Saara, Pettersson Kim
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)