Establishing a tumour bank: banking, informatics and ethics.
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ABSTRACT: The six divisions of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network in the USA bank and distribute tens of thousands of tissue specimens to researchers annually. Major operational concerns include: maintaining tissue integrity, managing informatics, and protecting patient confidentiality. Increasing molecular genetics testing is also resulting in an increased demand for high-quality nucleic acids.
SUBMITTER: Qualman SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2409638 | biostudies-other | 2004 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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