Establishing a tumour bank: banking, informatics and ethics

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...

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Published in:British journal of cancer 2004-03, Vol.90 (6), p.1115-1119
Main Authors: QUALMAN, S. J, FRANCE, M, GRIZZLE, W. E, LIVOLSI, V. A, MOSKALUK, C. A, RAMIREZ, N. C, WASHINGTON, M. K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer research
Clinical outcomes
Confidentiality
Ethics, Medical
Genetic Testing
Humans
Informatics
Medical Informatics
Medical research
Medical sciences
Minireview
Neoplasms - genetics
Neoplasms - pathology
Oncology
Pathology
Quality Control
Tissue Banks - ethics
Tissue Banks - standards
Tumors
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601678