Quality control in diagnostic molecular pathology in the Netherlands; proficiency testing for patient identification in tissue samples

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 717-720

  Thunnissen, F B J M ^a   Tilanus, M G J ^b   Ligtenberg, M J L ^c   Nederlof, P M ^d   Dinjens, W N M ^e   Meulemans, E ^f   Van Den Brule, A J C ^g   Van Noesel, C J M ^h   De Leeuw, W J F ⁱ   Schuuring, E ^j  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MARKER; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; TANDEM REPEAT; TUBE;

DNA; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NETHERLANDS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 3142557933     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.011973     Document Type: Article

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