Is the DNA sequence the gold standard in genetic testing? Quality of molecular genetic tests assessed

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 557-558

  Bakker, Egbert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INVESTMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 33645452987     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.066068     Document Type: Editorial

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