Pre-analytical sample quality: metabolite ratios as an intrinsic marker for prolonged room temperature exposure of serum samples.

Advances in the "omics" field bring about the need for a high number of good quality samples. Many omics studies take advantage of biobanked samples to meet this need. Most of the laboratory errors occur in the pre-analytical phase. Therefore evidence-based standard operating procedures fo...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Anton, Rory Wilson, Zhong-Hao Yu, Cornelia Prehn, Sven Zukunft, Jerzy Adamski, Margit Heier, Christa Meisinger, Werner Römisch-Margl, Rui Wang-Sattler, Kristian Hveem, Bruce Wolfenbuttel, Annette Peters, Gabi Kastenmüller, Melanie Waldenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4379062?pdf=render