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SUBMITTER: Tuck MK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655764 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tuck Melissa K MK Chan Daniel W DW Chia David D Godwin Andrew K AK Grizzle William E WE Krueger Karl E KE Rom William W Sanda Martin M Sorbara Lynn L Stass Sanford S Wang Wendy W Brenner Dean E DE
Journal of proteome research 20090101 1
Specimen collection is an integral component of clinical research. Specimens from subjects with various stages of cancers or other conditions, as well as those without disease, are critical tools in the hunt for biomarkers, predictors, or tests that will detect serious diseases earlier or more readily than currently possible. Analytic methodologies evolve quickly. Access to high-quality specimens, collected and handled in standardized ways that minimize potential bias or confounding factors, is ...[more]