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CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 729-732Publisher
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0021
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- Intramural NIH HHS [Z99 CA999999] Funding Source: Medline
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Biospecimen quality is affected by a number of preanalytical factors that may or may not be obvious to the investigator. These factors are introduced through multiple biospecimen collection, processing, and storage procedures, which can differ dramatically within and between medical institutions and biorepositories. Biospecimen Science is the emerging field of study that is attempting to quantify and control such variability. A variety of efforts are under way around the world to establish research programs, evidence-based biospecimen protocols, and standards to improve the overall quality of biospecimens for research. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 20(5); 729-32. (C) 2011 AACR.
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